internationalise
/,intə'næʃnəlaiz/ Cách viết khác : (internationalise) /,intə'næʃnəlaiz/
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The company decided to internationalise its brand with a new marketing campaign.
Definition
- Verb:
- To make something international in character or scope: This involves adapting or extending something so that it operates, is recognized, or becomes relevant across multiple nations.
- To bring under international control or regulation: This refers to placing something under the authority, rules, or management of an international body or agreement.
Usage and Examples
- Verb:
- The company decided to internationalise its brand by launching products in over fifty countries. (They expanded the brand's presence globally.)
- A key goal of the treaty was to internationalise the management of the polar regions. (The aim was to place the regions under shared international governance.)
- The university aims to internationalise its curriculum by including more global perspectives. (They are modifying the curriculum to have an international character.)
Advanced Usage
- "To internationalise a conflict": To involve other countries or international organizations in a dispute, often to seek mediation or a broader solution.
- The UN's attempt to internationalise the border dispute helped prevent further escalation.
- "To internationalise a standard": To adapt a local or national standard so it is accepted and used internationally.
- The committee worked to internationalise the safety protocols for aviation.
Variants and Related Words
- Internationalisation (noun, chiefly British English): The process or result of making something international.
- The internationalisation of the software required translating it into many languages.
- Internationalize (verb, chiefly American English): An alternative spelling of 'internationalise'.
- International (adjective): Existing, occurring, or carried on between nations.
Synonyms
- Globalize: To develop or be developed so as to make possible international influence or operation. (Note: 'globalize' often implies a more comprehensive, worldwide scale.)
- Universalize: To make something universal, applicable to all cases or to the whole world.
Antonyms
- Localize: To restrict something to a particular place or area.
- Nationalize: To bring under the ownership or control of a nation's government.
Related Phrases and Contexts
- "Internationalise a market": To open up a domestic market to foreign trade, investment, or competition.
- Policies were introduced to internationalise the financial market.
- "Internationalise a problem": To present an issue as a concern for the international community rather than just a domestic one.
- By appealing to the UN, they sought to internationalise the humanitarian crisis.
The company decided to internationalise its brand with a new marketing campaign.
Verb
- make international in character
- We internationalized the committee
- put under international control
- internationalize trade of certain drugs