imperializing
Expanding empire's reach
Imperializing is extending control or influence over other territories, peoples, or domains in the manner of an empire.
The term applies literally to nations expanding through conquest or colonization, and figuratively to any aggressive expansion of power or cultural dominance: Critics accused the corporation of imperializing local markets.
The word often carries negative connotations of exploitation or unwelcome intrusion.
Occupying and controlling territory
- annexingIncorporating territory by force
- subjugatingForcing into submission
- dominatingExercising supreme control
- conqueringDefeating and taking control
occupying · territories · expansion · sovereignty · protectorates · dependencies · possessions · rule
Adopting Western cultural practices
- homogenizingMaking consistent throughout
- assimilatingAbsorbing into a whole
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
- hegemonyDominant group's control
globalization · erasure · suppression · languages · customs · traditions · missionaries · conversion
Adapting to English conventions
- standardizingEstablishing uniform criteria
- suppressingForcibly restraining or inhibiting
- lingua francaShared tongue between peoples
- native tonguesLanguages learned from birth
education · official · dominance · erasure · indigenous · vocabulary · imposition · translation
Entering by force
- occupyingFilling or holding space
- conqueringDefeating and taking control
- forcesCauses of motion
- garrisonsTroops stationed at strongholds
bases · campaigns · pacification · suppression · resistance · insurgency · fortifications · expeditions
Using selfishly for benefit
- extractingPulling out from within
- monopolizingTaking exclusive control
- corporationsLegally incorporated business entities
- resourcesAvailable assets or supplies
trade · markets · capitalism · commodities · labor · plantations · tariffs · mercantilism
colonizing
Occupying and controlling territory
- annexingIncorporating territory by force
- subjugatingForcing into submission
- dominatingExercising supreme control
conquering · occupying · territories · expansion · sovereignty · protectorates · dependencies · possessions · rule · hegemony
westernizing
Adopting Western cultural practices
- homogenizingMaking consistent throughout
- assimilatingAbsorbing into a whole
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
hegemony · globalization · erasure · suppression · languages · customs · traditions · missionaries · conversion · indoctrination
anglicizing
Adapting to English conventions
- standardizingEstablishing uniform criteria
- suppressingForcibly restraining or inhibiting
- lingua francaShared tongue between peoples
native tongues · education · official · dominance · erasure · indigenous · vocabulary · imposition · translation · prestige
invading
Entering by force
- occupyingFilling or holding space
- conqueringDefeating and taking control
- forcesCauses of motion
garrisons · bases · campaigns · pacification · suppression · resistance · insurgency · fortifications · expeditions · gunboats
exploiting
Using selfishly for benefit
- extractingPulling out from within
- monopolizingTaking exclusive control
- corporationsLegally incorporated business entities
resources · trade · markets · capitalism · commodities · labor · plantations · tariffs · mercantilism · dependency
imperializingliberating
Setting free from constraint
decolonizing · emancipating · freeing · self-determining · withdrawing
imperializingindigenizing
Adapting to local culture
localizing · preserving · decolonizing · empowering · restoring
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