territorialize Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb organize as a territory
    territorialise.
  2. verb place on a territorial basis
    territorialise.
    • The railways were territorialized
  3. verb extend by adding territory
    territorialise.

WordNet

Ter`ri*to"ri*al*ize transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Territorialized ; present participle & verbal noun Territorializing
Definitions
  1. To enlarge by extension of territory.
  2. To reduce to the condition of a territory.

Webster 1913