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



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