recolonizev.

Brit.

/(ˌ)riːˈkɒlənʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˌriˈkɑləˌnaɪz/

Forms: see re- prefix and colonize v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, colonize v.

Etymology: < re- prefix + colonize v. Compare earlier recolonizing adj.

1. transitive. To colonize (a place) again.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > furnishing with inhabitants > colonizing > colonize (a place) [verb (transitive)] > again

resettle1714

recolonizea1765

a1765 A. Anderson Origin Commerce (1787) II. 281 This was an essay of the court of Denmark to try to re-people or re-colonize that country of Greenland.

1797 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 4 335 After this devastation, the Persian court..were desirous of recolonizing the town.

1849 G. Grote Hist. Greece V. ii. xlii. 284 He planted in it new inhabitants, of Dorian and Messenian race, recolonizing it under the name of Messene.

1888 Amer. Jrnl. Archæol. & Hist. Fine Arts 4 308 We learn,..that the Kings (of Persia), finding Gargara poorly populated, recolonized the place with natives of Miletos.

1932 Hispanic Amer. Hist. Rev. 12 192 The whole transaction convinced the Brazilians that it was the intention of D. Pedro and the Portuguese party..to recolonize Brazil.

1976 Listener 18 Mar. 329/2 The Europeans are back, recolonising Africa.

2006 Miami Herald (Nexis) 13 May a27 The Monroe Doctrine, which declared that Latin America would never be recolonized by foreign powers.

2. transitive. Ecology. To reoccupy (a former habitat); to repopulate. Occasionally also intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > balance of nature > population > [verb (transitive)] > recruitment or recolonization

recruit1899

recolonize1901

1901 Science 31 May 843/2 It was feared that the tile-fish were exterminated. Fortunately, however, the region has been recolonized.

1910 New Phytologist 9 133 Though the oak..finds a difficulty in recolonising our heaths, the birch is much more successful.

1977 J. L. Harper Population Biol. Plants 400 The Typula larvae kill local patches which may then be recolonised by different species.

2001 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 20 Sept. 44/2 Plants did not recolonize until long afterward.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	recolonize
释义	recolonizev. Brit. /(ˌ)riːˈkɒlənʌɪz/, U.S. /ˌriˈkɑləˌnaɪz/ Forms: see re- prefix and colonize v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, colonize v. Etymology: < re- prefix + colonize v. Compare earlier recolonizing adj. 1. transitive. To colonize (a place) again. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > furnishing with inhabitants > colonizing > colonize (a place) [verb (transitive)] > again resettle1714 recolonizea1765 a1765 A. Anderson Origin Commerce (1787) II. 281 This was an essay of the court of Denmark to try to re-people or re-colonize that country of Greenland. 1797 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 4 335 After this devastation, the Persian court..were desirous of recolonizing the town. 1849 G. Grote Hist. Greece V. ii. xlii. 284 He planted in it new inhabitants, of Dorian and Messenian race, recolonizing it under the name of Messene. 1888 Amer. Jrnl. Archæol. & Hist. Fine Arts 4 308 We learn,..that the Kings (of Persia), finding Gargara poorly populated, recolonized the place with natives of Miletos. 1932 Hispanic Amer. Hist. Rev. 12 192 The whole transaction convinced the Brazilians that it was the intention of D. Pedro and the Portuguese party..to recolonize Brazil. 1976 Listener 18 Mar. 329/2 The Europeans are back, recolonising Africa. 2006 Miami Herald (Nexis) 13 May a27 The Monroe Doctrine, which declared that Latin America would never be recolonized by foreign powers. 2. transitive. Ecology. To reoccupy (a former habitat); to repopulate. Occasionally also intransitive. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > balance of nature > population > [verb (transitive)] > recruitment or recolonization recruit1899 recolonize1901 1901 Science 31 May 843/2 It was feared that the tile-fish were exterminated. Fortunately, however, the region has been recolonized. 1910 New Phytologist 9 133 Though the oak..finds a difficulty in recolonising our heaths, the birch is much more successful. 1977 J. L. Harper Population Biol. Plants 400 The Typula larvae kill local patches which may then be recolonised by different species. 2001 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 20 Sept. 44/2 Plants did not recolonize until long afterward. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.a1765
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