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( kɒ lənaɪz )
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense colonizes , present participle colonizing , past tense , past participle colonized regional note: in BRIT, also use colonise 1. 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. [ VERB noun]
Liberia was never colonised by the European powers. [ VERB noun]
For more than 400 years, we were a colonized people. [ VERB -ed]
Synonyms: settle, populate, put down roots in , people More Synonyms of colonize
colonizer Word forms: plural colonizers countable noun [ usually plural] To the former Belgian colonizers, Rwanda was a paradise.
colonization ( kɒ lənaɪzeɪ ʃə n ) uncountable noun [ usually with supplement] ...the European colonization of America.
2. verb When large numbers of animals colonize a place, they go to live there and make it their home.
Toads are colonising the whole place. [ VERB noun]
3. verb [ usually passive] When an area is colonized by a type of plant, the plant grows there in large amounts.
The area was then colonized by scrub. [ be VERB -ed + by ]
colonize in British English or colonise ( ˈkɒləˌnaɪz )
verb 1. to send colonists to or establish a colony in (an area)
2. to settle in (an area) as colonists
3. ( transitive) to transform (a community) into a colony
4. (of plants and animals) to become established in (a new environment)
Derived forms
colonizable ( ˈcoloˌnizable) or colonisable ( ˈcoloˌnisable) adjective
colonization ( ˌcoloniˈzation) or colonisation ( ˌcoloniˈsation) noun
colonizer ( ˈcoloˌnizer) or coloniser ( ˈcoloˌniser) noun
colonize in American English ( ˈkɑləˌnaɪz )
verb transitive Word forms: ˈcoloˌnized or ˈcoloˌnizing 1. to found or establish a colony or colonies in
2. to settle (persons) in a colony
3. US to place (voters) illegally in (a district) so as to influence an election
verb intransitive 4. to found or establish a colony or colonies
Derived forms
colonization ( ˌcoloniˈzation) noun
colonizer ( ˈcoloˌnizer) noun
Synonyms of 'colonize' settle, populate, put down roots in , people
More Synonyms of colonize
In other languages 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'
Definition
to settle in (an area) as colonists
The first British attempt to colonize Ireland was in the twelfth century.
Additional synonyms Definition
to provide with inhabitants
a small town peopled by workers and families
Synonyms
inhabit ,
occupy ,
settle ,
populate ,
colonize 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
Definition
to provide with inhabitants
They believe Europe was populated by modern humans around 45,000 years ago.
Synonyms
settle ,
people ,
occupy ,
pioneer ,
colonize