ɪˈtɔr verb (used with object), ter·ri·to·ri·al·ized, ter·ri·to·ri·al·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.
Related forms
ter·ri·to·ri·al·i·za·tion, noun
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territorialize or territorialise (ˌtɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəˌlaɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 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 |
| territorialise or territorialise | |
| —vb | |
| territoriali'zation or territorialise | |
| —n | |
| territoriali'sation or territorialise | |
| —n | |
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Territorialize
has a plethora of syllables.
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| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
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