[syn: territorialize, territorialise]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Territorialize \Ter`ri*to"ri*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Territorialized; p. pr. & vb. n. Territorializing.]
1. To enlarge by extension of territory.
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2. To reduce to the condition of a territory.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
territorialize
v 1: organize as a territory [syn: territorialize,
territorialise]
2: place on a territorial basis; "The railways were
territorialized" [syn: territorialize, territorialise]
3: extend by adding territory [syn: territorialize,
territorialise]