colonize
colonizes
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present tense formof colonize (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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In their native Japan, the East Asian Joro spider colonizes most of the country.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 13, 2024
Despite its gruesome appearance, this mushroom is beneficial for the coniferous trees it colonizes.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2023
“Once it colonizes the root system and displays visible mushrooms, the fungus is well progressed within the tree,” Crooks says.
From New York Times ● Nov. 24, 2022
The fungus colonizes the trays, resulting in a material that, through an undisclosed proprietary procedure, looks and feels like leather, according to the company.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 28, 2022
It colonizes their bodies, spreads to their tissue and muscles and blood and cells.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
