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单词 colonize
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Synonyms of 'colonize'

settle, populate, put down roots in, people
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colonize

British English: colonize VERB
If people colonize a foreign country, they go to live there and take control of it.
The first British attempt to colonize Ireland was in the twelfth century.
  • American English: colonize
  • Brazilian Portuguese: colonizar
  • Chinese: 把…变为殖民地
  • European Spanish: colonizar
  • French: coloniser
  • German: kolonisieren
  • Italian: colonizzare
  • Japanese: 植民地にする
  • Korean: 식민지로 만들다
  • European Portuguese: colonizar
  • Latin American Spanish: colonizar

Definition of 'colonize'

(verb) 
Definition
to settle in (an area) as colonists
The first British attempt to colonize Ireland was in the twelfth century.
Synonyms
settle
This was one of the first areas to be settled by Europeans.
populate
They believe Europe was populated by modern humans around 45,000 years ago.
put down roots in
people
a small town peopled by workers and families
pioneer
the scientist who invented and pioneered DNA tests
open up

Additional synonyms

in the sense of people
Definition
to provide with inhabitants
a small town peopled by workers and families
Synonyms
inhabit,
occupy,
settle,
populate,
colonize
in the sense of pioneer
Definition
to initiate or develop
the scientist who invented and pioneered DNA tests
Synonyms
develop,
create,
launch,
establish,
start,
prepare,
discover,
institute,
invent,
open up,
initiate,
originate,
take the lead on,
instigate,
map out,
show the way on,
lay the groundwork on
in the sense of populate
Definition
to provide with inhabitants
They believe Europe was populated by modern humans around 45,000 years ago.
Synonyms
settle,
people,
occupy,
pioneer,
colonize

Synonyms of 'colonize'

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