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

Derived Forms

• ˌterriˌtorialiˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• terri·tori·al·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of territorialize¹

First recorded in 1810–20; territorial + -ize