TERRITORIALIZE
territorialize, territorialise
(verb) extend by adding territory
territorialize, territorialise
(verb) place on a territorial basis; “The railways were territorialized”
territorialize, territorialise
(verb) organize as a territory
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
territorialize (third-person singular simple present territorializes, present participle territorializing, simple past and past participle territorialized)
(transitive) To enlarge by extension of territory.
(transitive) To reduce to the condition of a territory.
Source: Wiktionary
Ter`ri*to"ri*al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Territorialized; p. pr. &
vb. n. Territorializing.]
1. To enlarge by extension of territory.
2. To reduce to the condition of a territory.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition