Imperialize

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To invest with imperial authority, character, or style.
  2. 2
    To bring to the form of an empire.

    "The competition to imperialize foreign lands was another cause of World War I."

Example

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"The competition to imperialize foreign lands was another cause of World War I."

Etymology

From imperial + -ize.

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