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Verb
S:
(v)
globalize
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globalise
(make world-wide in scope or application)
"Markets are being increasingly globalized"
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(v)
widen
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broaden
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extend
(extend in scope or range or area)
"The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"
S:
(v)
broaden
(make broader)
"broaden the road"
S:
(v)
territorialize
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territorialise
(extend by adding territory)
S:
(v)
globalize
,
globalise
(make world-wide in scope or application)
"Markets are being increasingly globalized"
S:
(v)
stretch
(extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly)
"Stretch the limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination"
derivationally related form
sentence frame