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territorialise

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ter⋅ri⋅to⋅ri⋅al⋅ize

[ter-i-tawr-ee-uh-lahyz, -tohr-]
–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
1. to extend by adding new territory.
2. to reduce to the status of a territory.
3. to make territorial.
Also, especially British, ter⋅ri⋅to⋅ri⋅al⋅ise.


Origin:
1810–20; territorial + -ize


ter⋅ri⋅to⋅ri⋅al⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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