单词 | colonializing |
释义 | colonializingadj. That is characterized by the practice of colonizing other countries and bringing their inhabitants under political control; of or relating to this practice. Also: characterized by cultural colonialism, or by colonialist beliefs or practices. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > direct rule, devolution, or trusteeship > [adjective] > relating to colonial system colonial1766 colonializing1902 society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > specific policies or advocacy of > [adjective] > relating to colonialism colonial1766 colonializing1902 colonialistic1905 colonialist1930 1902 Tuftonian Dec. 79 The syndicates, having tasted control at Washington, would dominate the government and its colonializing exploitation of industrial opportunities for twenty years. 1956 Atchison (Kansas) Daily Globe 8 Nov. 10/6 Costa Rica got its name of ‘Rich Coast’ because the first mineral product colonializing Spaniards found there was gold. 1963 Financial Times 24 Jan. 22/3 Napoleon's fantastic expedition to Egypt in 1798..combined a long-range strategic design to dominate the Middle East with a genuine spirit of scientific inquiry and an old-style colonialising ambition. 2017 E. Malikki tr. A. Vänskä Fashionable Childhood iv. 101 The ad..opens new viewpoints onto the US colonial history, in which the white man encountered exotic otherness, subjected it to his colonializing gaze, and redefined it from his own point of view. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < |
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