deterritorialize

verb

To subject to deterritorialization.

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Meanings

verbdeterritorialize (third-person singular simple present deterritorializes, present participle deterritorializing, simple past and past participle deterritorialized)

present singular third person deterritorializes · participle present deterritorializing · participle past deterritorialized · past deterritorialized

  1. transitiveTo subject to deterritorialization.

Origin

From de- + territorialize.

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APA

deterritorialize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deterritorialize

MLA

“deterritorialize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deterritorialize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deterritorialize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deterritorialize.

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