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to regionalize

to regionalize

1 6.8
To divide a country or organization into regions for local control
  • verb
  • /ˈriːdʒənəˌlaɪz/
  • Formal
translation icon : regionalizar
  • After a series of CIS-wide negotiations, a process of regionalizing the military is underway.
  • regionalized market
  • regionalized world
  • regionalized production

Instead, approaches will be more regionalized depending on where hotspots are.

Examples

  • New Delhi saw that as an attempt by Dhaka to pressure India by regionalizing the dispute.

    Academic text (1998)
  • There are several policy and strategy efforts to regionalize decision-making, spending, etc.

    Blog text (8)
  • That was not acceptable to India, which saw another attempt to regionalize the Farakka issue.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Will there be a uniform pitch for the United States and Mexico, or will it be more regionalized?

    Academic text (1996)
  • Instead, approaches will be more regionalized depending on where hotspots are.

  • "If you want to regionalize composting activity, you have to look at locally available waste materials," notes Ghassemi.

    Academic text (2000)
  • For instance, India's politics have grown more regionalized, yet powerful forces of centralization remain intact.

    Blog text (20)
  • Many governments are looking to regionalize healthcare services to improve efficiency and accessibility.

  • The committee decided to regionalize the management of the parks to better address local needs.

  • To enhance cooperation, the administration plans to regionalize policies across the different states.

Synonyms

to sectionalize
vsto regionalize
8.0

To divide a country or city into areas for local government

is used for organizing areas formally for political or functional purposes
to district
vsto regionalize
  • Formal
5.8

To divide a place into areas for official use

focuses on organizing larger areas rather than creating small official zones
to territorialize
vsto regionalize
  • Specialized
9.8

To make an area with borders and control by a government

is broader, covering administrative or functional divisions not only political land units
to repartition
vsto regionalize
  • Specialized
7.7

To divide something into parts again, for example a disk or land

is about organizing areas for administrative use rather than repeating divisions

How Widespread

regionwide
1 3.9
to regionalize
  • Formal
1 6.8
to localize
  • US
23 4.8

Surface Forms

regionalize infinitive
regionalized past participle
regionalizing present participle
regionalizes third person singular

Morphology

regionalize = regional (transparent) = region + al + ize

Formed by adding the productive verbalizer '-ize' to the adjective 'regional', yielding 'to make or organize by region', which is directly predictable.

Etymology

Regionalize comes from region ('area') and the ending -ize ('to make'). So to regionalize something is to 'make' or organize it into areas or local regions, like when a country divides services so each area manages its own needs.