colonize
have colonized
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present perfectof colonize.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“They have colonized my imagination like a swarm of bees,” he writes of his teenage self.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025
At least 70 imported earthworm species have colonized the continent, and represent a largely overlooked threat to native ecosystems, according to a new study by researchers at Stanford University, Sorbonne University, and other institutions.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 9, 2024
Marine scientist Joseph Poupin’s expert report established the species, size range, and their growth curve, confirming larger, older barnacles on the flaperon that could have colonized close to the crash date.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 23, 2023
What’s left unsaid, but certainly seems clear enough to me, is that the Octonauts have colonized the Vegimals, a species of squeaking underwater creatures who all resemble one sort of vegetable or another.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2022
This should not unduly worry us: by that time, unless we have colonized beyond the Solar System, mankind will long since have died out, extinguished along with our sun!
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
