释义 |
territorialize, v.|tɛrɪˈtɔərɪəlaɪz| [f. as prec. + -ize.] trans. To make territorial; to place upon a territorial basis; to associate with or restrict to a particular territory or district. Hence terriˌtorialiˈzation.
1818Coleridge in Lit. Rem. (1836) I. 158 The Pope had recently territorialized his authority to a great extent. 1897Maitland Domesday & Beyond 157 It is not probable that the territorializing process will stop here. Ibid. 165 In the territorialization of military service. 1899Educat. Rev. Nov. 379 What is called by students of railway questions the ‘territorialization’ of railways has been wellnigh accomplished. 1901Scotsman 11 Mar. 6/3 His plan..demanded the territorialisation of the army. |