territorialise

Thân thiện

The railway company decided to territorialise its network across the new province.

Definition

Verb: 1. To extend by adding territory: To increase the size or area of a political or administrative unit by incorporating new land. 2. To place on a territorial basis: To organize or structure something according to territorial divisions or principles. 3. To organize as a territory: To bring an area under a formal administrative system, giving it the status of a territory.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to extend by adding territory):
  • The empire sought to territorialise its influence by annexing neighboring regions.
  • The company's strategy was to territorialise its market presence through aggressive acquisitions.
• Verb (to place on a territorial basis):
  • The new law aimed to territorialise tax collection, making it the responsibility of local districts.
  • They decided to territorialise the sales force, assigning each representative to a specific geographic area.
• Verb (to organize as a territory):
  • After the war, the victorious powers moved to territorialise the conquered land, establishing a new colonial administration.
  • The federal government voted to territorialise the remote region, providing it with a governor and a basic legal framework.

Advanced Usage

• The process of territorialising space often involves drawing maps, establishing borders, and imposing laws.
• In academic discourse, to territorialise can describe the act of asserting control or ownership over an abstract domain, such as a field of study or a market segment.

Variants and Related Words

• Territorialize: The preferred spelling in American English.
• Territorialisation/Territorialization (noun): The act or process of territorialising.
  • The territorialisation of the high seas is a topic of international debate.
• Deterritorialise (verb): The opposite process; to remove or dissolve territorial boundaries or organization.
• Reterritorialise (verb): To reorganize or re-establish a territory after a period of deterritorialisation.

Synonyms

• Annex: To add territory to one's own, especially by appropriation.
• Incorporate: To take in or include as part of a whole.
• Organize: To arrange into a structured whole.

Antonyms

• Deterritorialise
• Cede: To give up (power or territory).
• Disorganize: To destroy the organization of; disrupt.

Học thuật

Verb

1. extend by adding territory
2. place on a territorial basis
   • The railways were territorialized
3. organize as a territory

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