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colonize
col·o·nize C0487800 (kŏl′ə-nīz′)v. col·o·nized, col·o·niz·ing, col·o·niz·es v.tr.1. To form or establish a colony or colonies in.2. To migrate to and settle in; occupy as a colony.3. To resettle or confine (persons) in or as if in a colony.4. To subjugate (a population) to or as if to a colonial government.v.intr.1. To form or establish a colony.2. To settle in a colony or colonies.
col′o·niz′er n.colonize (ˈkɒləˌnaɪz) or colonisevb1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to send colonists to or establish a colony in (an area)2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to settle in (an area) as colonists3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) to transform (a community) into a colony4. (Environmental Science) (of plants and animals) to become established in (a new environment) ˈcoloˌnizable, ˈcoloˌnisable adj ˌcoloniˈzation, ˌcoloniˈsation n ˈcoloˌnizer, ˈcoloˌniser ncol•o•nize (ˈkɒl əˌnaɪz)
v. -nized, -niz•ing. v.t. 1. to establish a colony in; settle. 2. to form a colony of. v.i. 3. to form a colony. 4. to settle in a colony. [1615–25] col′o•niz`a•ble, adj. col`o•ni•za′tion, n. col′o•niz`er, n. colonize
Past participle: colonized
Gerund: colonizing
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| colonize | | colonize |
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| I colonize | | you colonize | | he/she/it colonizes | | we colonize | | you colonize | | they colonize |
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| I colonized | | you colonized | | he/she/it colonized | | we colonized | | you colonized | | they colonized |
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| I am colonizing | | you are colonizing | | he/she/it is colonizing | | we are colonizing | | you are colonizing | | they are colonizing |
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| I have colonized | | you have colonized | | he/she/it has colonized | | we have colonized | | you have colonized | | they have colonized |
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| I was colonizing | | you were colonizing | | he/she/it was colonizing | | we were colonizing | | you were colonizing | | they were colonizing |
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| I had colonized | | you had colonized | | he/she/it had colonized | | we had colonized | | you had colonized | | they had colonized |
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| I will colonize | | you will colonize | | he/she/it will colonize | | we will colonize | | you will colonize | | they will colonize |
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| I will have colonized | | you will have colonized | | he/she/it will have colonized | | we will have colonized | | you will have colonized | | they will have colonized |
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| I will be colonizing | | you will be colonizing | | he/she/it will be colonizing | | we will be colonizing | | you will be colonizing | | they will be colonizing |
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| I have been colonizing | | you have been colonizing | | he/she/it has been colonizing | | we have been colonizing | | you have been colonizing | | they have been colonizing |
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| I will have been colonizing | | you will have been colonizing | | he/she/it will have been colonizing | | we will have been colonizing | | you will have been colonizing | | they will have been colonizing |
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| I had been colonizing | | you had been colonizing | | he/she/it had been colonizing | | we had been colonizing | | you had been colonizing | | they had been colonizing |
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| I would colonize | | you would colonize | | he/she/it would colonize | | we would colonize | | you would colonize | | they would colonize |
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| I would have colonized | | you would have colonized | | he/she/it would have colonized | | we would have colonized | | you would have colonized | | they would have colonized |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | colonize - settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"coloniseannex - take (territory) as if by conquest; "Hitler annexed Lithuania"decolonise, decolonize - grant independence to (a former colony); "West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's" | | 2. | colonize - settle as colonists or establish a colony (in); "The British colonized the East Coast"coloniselocate, settle - take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest" |
colonizeverb settle, populate, put down roots in, people, pioneer, open up The first British attempt to colonize Ireland was in the twelfth century.Translationscolony (ˈkoləni) – plural ˈcolonies – noun1. (a group of people who form) a settlement in one country etc which is under the rule of another country. France used to have many colonies in Africa. 殖民地 殖民地2. a group of people having the same interests, living close together. a colony of artists. 因有志一同而群居的一群人 有同类兴趣的一群人3. a collection of animals, birds etc, of one type, living together. a colony of gulls. 群，群落 集群coˈlonial (-ˈlou-) adjectiveBritain was formerly a colonial power. 殖民地的 殖民地的coˈlonialism noun 殖民主義 殖民主义coˈlonialist noun and adjective. 殖民主義者(的) 殖民主义者（的） ˈcolonize, ˈcolonise verb to establish a colony in (a place). The English colonized New England in 1620. 將(某地)變成殖民地 开拓殖民地于（某地区） ˈcolonist noun 殖民者 殖民者ˌcoloniˈzation, ˌcoloniˈsation noun 殖民化 殖民地的开拓EncyclopediaSeecolonizationcolonize
colonize (kŏl′ə-nīz′)v. colo·nized, colo·nizing, colo·nizes v.tr.1. To form or establish a colony or colonies in.2. To migrate to and settle in; occupy as a colony.3. To resettle or confine (persons) in or as if in a colony.4. To subjugate (a population) to or as if to a colonial government.v.intr.1. To form or establish a colony.2. To settle in a colony or colonies.
col′o·niz′er n.LegalSeeColonycolonize
Related to colonize: coloniseSynonyms for colonizeverb settleSynonyms- settle
- populate
- put down roots in
- people
- pioneer
- open up
Synonyms for colonizeverb settle as a colonySynonymsRelated WordsAntonymsverb settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)SynonymsRelated Words |