territorialize

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ter′i tôr′ē ə līz′, -tōr′-)


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ter•ri•to•ri•al•ize  (ter′i tôr′ē ə līz′, -tōr′-),USA pronunciation v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. 
  1. to extend by adding new territory.
  2. to reduce to the status of a territory.
  3. to make territorial.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] ter′ri•to′ri•al•ise′. 
  • territorial + -ize 1810–20
ter′ri•to′ri•al•i•za′tion, n. 

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