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in·ter·na·tion·al·ize

 (ĭn′tər-năsh′ə-nə-līz′)
tr.v. in·ter·na·tion·al·ized, in·ter·na·tion·al·iz·ing, in·ter·na·tion·al·iz·es
1. To make international.
2. To put under international control.
in′ter·na′tion·al·i·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
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internationalize

(ˌɪntəˈnæʃənəˌlaɪz) or

internationalise

vb (tr)
1. to make international
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to put under international control
ˌinterˌnationaliˈzation, ˌinterˌnationaliˈsation n
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in•ter•na•tion•al•ize

(ˌɪn tərˈnæʃ ə nl-ˌaɪz)

v. -ized, -iz•ing. v.t.
1. to make international, as in scope or character.
2. to place or bring under international control.
v.i.
3. to become international.
[1860–65]
in`ter•na`tion•al•i•za′tion, n.
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internationalize


Past participle: internationalized
Gerund: internationalizing

Imperative
internationalize
internationalize
Present
I internationalize
you internationalize
he/she/it internationalizes
we internationalize
you internationalize
they internationalize
Preterite
I internationalized
you internationalized
he/she/it internationalized
we internationalized
you internationalized
they internationalized
Present Continuous
I am internationalizing
you are internationalizing
he/she/it is internationalizing
we are internationalizing
you are internationalizing
they are internationalizing
Present Perfect
I have internationalized
you have internationalized
he/she/it has internationalized
we have internationalized
you have internationalized
they have internationalized
Past Continuous
I was internationalizing
you were internationalizing
he/she/it was internationalizing
we were internationalizing
you were internationalizing
they were internationalizing
Past Perfect
I had internationalized
you had internationalized
he/she/it had internationalized
we had internationalized
you had internationalized
they had internationalized
Future
I will internationalize
you will internationalize
he/she/it will internationalize
we will internationalize
you will internationalize
they will internationalize
Future Perfect
I will have internationalized
you will have internationalized
he/she/it will have internationalized
we will have internationalized
you will have internationalized
they will have internationalized
Future Continuous
I will be internationalizing
you will be internationalizing
he/she/it will be internationalizing
we will be internationalizing
you will be internationalizing
they will be internationalizing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been internationalizing
you have been internationalizing
he/she/it has been internationalizing
we have been internationalizing
you have been internationalizing
they have been internationalizing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been internationalizing
you will have been internationalizing
he/she/it will have been internationalizing
we will have been internationalizing
you will have been internationalizing
they will have been internationalizing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been internationalizing
you had been internationalizing
he/she/it had been internationalizing
we had been internationalizing
you had been internationalizing
they had been internationalizing
Conditional
I would internationalize
you would internationalize
he/she/it would internationalize
we would internationalize
you would internationalize
they would internationalize
Past Conditional
I would have internationalized
you would have internationalized
he/she/it would have internationalized
we would have internationalized
you would have internationalized
they would have internationalized
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.internationalize - put under international control; "internationalize trade of certain drugs"
internationalise
control, command - exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"
2.internationalize - make international in character; "We internationalized the committee"
internationalise
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
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Translations

internationalize

[ˌɪntəˈnæʃnəlaɪz] VT → internacionalizar
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internationalize

[ˌɪntərˈnæʃənəlaɪz] internationalise (British) vt [+ issue, crisis] → internationaliser
They have been trying to internationalise the Kashmir problem → Ils ont tenté d'internationaliser le problème du Cachemire.
to become internationalized [conflict] → s'internationaliser
A very real danger exists of the conflict becoming internationalised → Il existe un réel danger de voir le conflit s'internationaliser.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

internationalize

vt → internationalisieren
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