territorializing
Establishing domain control
Territorializing is the process of establishing control or dominance over a space, whether physical or abstract.
Animals territorialize by marking boundaries; nations territorialize through borders and governance; corporations territorialize markets.
The term appears in academic and political discourse about how power gets mapped onto geography: The company has been territorializing the streaming landscape.
Occupying and controlling territory
- annexingIncorporating territory by force
- settlingReaching resolution or rest
- spreadingExtending over space
- encroachingGradually intruding on territory
extending · claiming · acquiring · appropriating · occupying · seizing · incorporating · absorbing
Supreme independent authority
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- occupationOne's regular paid work
governance · administration · dominion · imperialism · hegemony · subjugation · authority · control
Lines marking separation
- bordersLines separating regions
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- zoneBounded area designation
- regionIndefinite bounded area
enclave · domain · area · sector · district · precinct · turf · ground
Indicating with symbols
- sprayingDispersing liquid as mist
- urineRenal excretion fluid
- pheromonesSpecies-specific chemical messengers
- scratchingRaking with nails
patrolling · defending · boundaries · aggression · mating · dominance · instinct · wildlife
Organism's natural environment
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- nicheRecessed wall space
- rangeExtent of variation
- endemicNative to one area
indigenous · species · biodiversity · conservation · sanctuary · reserve · migration · foraging
colonizing
Occupying and controlling territory
- annexingIncorporating territory by force
- settlingReaching resolution or rest
- spreadingExtending over space
encroaching · extending · claiming · acquiring · appropriating · occupying · seizing · incorporating · absorbing · consolidating
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
occupation · governance · administration · dominion · imperialism · hegemony · subjugation · authority · control · rule
boundaries
Lines marking separation
region · enclave · domain · area · sector · district · precinct · turf · ground · sphere
marking
Indicating with symbols
- sprayingDispersing liquid as mist
- urineRenal excretion fluid
- pheromonesSpecies-specific chemical messengers
scratching · patrolling · defending · boundaries · aggression · mating · dominance · instinct · wildlife · predator
habitat
Organism's natural environment
endemic · indigenous · species · biodiversity · conservation · sanctuary · reserve · migration · foraging · breeding-ground
territorializingceding
Formally surrendering territory or rights
relinquishing · surrendering · yielding · sharing · abandoning
territorializingsharing
Dividing among others
opening · liberalizing · opening up · collectivizing · deprivatizing
territorializingdecoding
Extracting meaning from symbols
smoothing · liberating · dispersing · scattering · decentralizing
territory, territorial, territories, territoriality, territorially, extraterritorial, territorialism, territorials, territorialized