territorialize

[ ter-i-tawr-ee-uh-lahyz, -tohr- ]
/ ˌtɛr ɪˈtɔr i əˌlaɪz, -ˈtoʊr- /

verb (used with object), ter·ri·to·ri·al·ized, ter·ri·to·ri·al·iz·ing.

to extend by adding new territory.
to reduce to the status of a territory.
to make territorial.
Also especially British, ter·ri·to·ri·al·ise.

Origin of territorialize

First recorded in 1810–20; territorial + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM territorialize

ter·ri·to·ri·al·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby territorialize

territorial court, territorial matrix, territorial waters, territorialism, territoriality, territorialize, territorian, territory, territory wool, terroir, terror

British Dictionary definitions for territorialize

territorialize

territorialise

/ (ˌtɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəˌlaɪz) /

verb (tr)

to make a territory of
to place on a territorial basis the militia was territorialized
to enlarge (a country) by acquiring more territory
to make territorial

Derived forms of territorialize

territorialization or territorialisation, noun