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imperialization

imperialization

9.9
A process when a country takes control of other lands and people
  • noun
  • /ɪmˌpɪəriəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
translation icon : imperialización
  • The imperialization of Africa by European powers changed the continent forever.

Examples

  • The imperialization of Africa in the nineteenth century had lasting effects on its societies.

  • Resistance movements often arose in response to the imperialization of local lands.

  • Many historians debate the motives behind the imperialization of distant territories.

  • Can you explain the concept of imperialization?

  • The imperialization of Africa in the nineteenth century had lasting effects on its societies.

  • Many historians debate the motives behind the imperialization of distant territories.

  • Resistance movements often arose in response to the imperialization of local lands.

Synonyms

imperialism
vsimperialization
28 8.0

A policy in which a country takes control of other countries, often by taking land or using force

is the ongoing action that puts such a policy into effect
colonization
vsimperialization
26 6.0

Taking control of land and its people and bringing settlers from another country

is a broader process that includes this act and other empire-building methods
colonialism
vsimperialization
22 7.4

Control of one country by people from another country who live there and take its resources for profit

is the general process of expanding power, not only focused on occupation and exploitation
expansionism
vsimperialization
3 7.5

A policy by a country to gain more land or power

is the active process of extending power in many ways, not only territorial growth

Antonyms

decolonization
  • US
10 7.2

A country becoming independent from rule by another country

How Imperial

annexation
16 7.5
imperialization
9.9
colonization
26 6.0

Surface Forms

imperialization singular
imperializations plural

Morphology

imperialization = imperial (semi-transparent) = imperial + ization

The derivation from imperial + -ization is clear, but the geopolitical process meaning is a specialized nominalization.

Etymology

Imperialization comes from imperial, linked to emperor and empire meaning 'rule' or 'power', together with -ization meaning 'the process of making'. Think of it as a country growing its power and making other lands part of its empire. So, imperialization here means the process of extending a country's control or influence by building an empire.