territorialize
verb
ter·ri·to·ri·al·ize
ˌter-ə-ˈtȯr-ē-ə-ˌlīz 
territorialized; territorializing
: to organize on a territorial basis
Examples of territorialize in a Sentence
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Sumner and Stevens’s plan to territorialize the Confederate states might have kept any reinvigorated Southern elite from storming back into Congress and joining forces with their one-time Northern Democratic allies.
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Allen C. Guelzo, Time, 30 Apr. 2018
Allen C. Guelzo, Time, 30 Apr. 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1818, in the meaning defined above
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“Territorialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/territorialize. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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