Verb: territorialize ,te-ri'to-ree-u,lIz
- Organize as a territory
"The government territorialized the newly acquired land";
- territorialise [Brit]
- Place on a territorial basis
"The railways were territorialized";
- territorialise [Brit]
- Extend by adding territory
"The empire territorialized its influence across the continent";
- territorialise [Brit]
Derived forms: territorialized, territorializes, territorializing
Type of: alter, broaden, change, extend, modify, organise [Brit], organize, widen