verb
1. organize as a territory
• Syn: ↑territorialize
• Derivationally related forms: ↑territorialisation, ↑territorialization (for: ↑territorialize)
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
2. place on a territorial basis
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The railways were territorialized
• Syn: ↑territorialize
• Derivationally related forms: ↑territorialisation, ↑territorialization (for: ↑territorialize)
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
3. extend by adding territory
• Syn: ↑territorialize
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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territoˈrialize or territoˈrialise transitive verb
1. To make a territory of
2. To make territorial
3. To put on a territorial basis
4. To enlarge (a country) by adding more territory
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Main Entry: ↑territory
Useful english dictionary. 2012.