colonize
[ kol-uh-nahyz ]
/ ˈkɒl əˌnaɪz /
verb (used with object), col·o·nized, col·o·niz·ing.
to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia.
to form a colony of: to colonize laborers in a mining region.
verb (used without object), col·o·nized, col·o·niz·ing.
to form a colony: They went out to Australia to colonize.
to settle in a colony.
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Also especially British, col·o·nise .
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British Dictionary definitions for colonize
colonize
colonise
/ (ˈkɒləˌnaɪz) /
verb
to send colonists to or establish a colony in (an area)
to settle in (an area) as colonists
(tr) to transform (a community) into a colony
(of plants and animals) to become established in (a new environment)
Derived forms of colonize
colonizable or colonisable, adjectivecolonization or colonisation, nouncolonizer or coloniser, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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