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单词 recolonizing
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recolonizingadj.

Brit. /(ˌ)riːˈkɒlənʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌriˈkɑləˌnaɪzɪŋ/
Forms: 1600s 1900s– recolonizing, 1900s– recolonising.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, colonize v., -ing suffix2; recolonize v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: In quot. 1605 apparently < re- prefix + colonize v. + -ing suffix2; compare later recolonize v. In later use < recolonize v. + -ing suffix2.
rare.
That recolonizes a place or places.
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1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. ii. 387 Now, while the Worlds-re-Colonizing Boat [Fr. la nef qui doit peupler le monde] Doth on the waters ouer Mountaines float.
1948 New Phytologist 47 141 If M. dioicum were completely eliminated, from whence could the recolonizing plants have come?
1985 Times 26 Feb. 12/3 A rare itinerant boar, who resided with his parents for his first two years and then moved into a sett with other recolonising badgers, wandered off again.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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