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territorialize

[ ter-i-tawr-ee-uh-lahyz, -tohr- ]

verb (used with object)

, ter·ri·to·ri·al·ized, ter·ri·to·ri·al·iz·ing.
  1. to extend by adding new territory.
  2. to reduce to the status of a territory.
  3. to make territorial.


territorialize

/ ˌtɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. to make a territory of
  2. to place on a territorial basis

    the militia was territorialized

  3. to enlarge (a country) by acquiring more territory
  4. to make territorial
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌterriˌtorialiˈzation, noun
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Other Words From

  • terri·tori·al·i·zation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of territorialize1

First recorded in 1810–20; territorial + -ize

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