Territorialize
[ter-i-tawr-ee-uh-lahyz, -tohr-] /ˌtɛr ɪˈtɔr i əˌlaɪz, -ˈtoʊr-/
verb (used with object), territorialized, territorializing.
1.
to extend by adding new territory.
2.
to reduce to the status of a territory.
3.
to make territorial.
territorialize
/ˌtɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəˌlaɪz/
verb (transitive)
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
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