单词 | colonize |
释义 | colonize —colonizable, adj. —colonizability, n. —colonization, n. —colonizationist, n. —colonizer, n. /kol"euh nuyz'/, v. , colonized, colonizing. v.t. 1. to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia. 2. to form a colony of: to colonize laborers in a mining region. v.i. 3. to form a colony: They went out to Australia to colonize. 4. to settle in a colony. Also, esp. Brit., colonise. [1615-25; COLON(Y) + -IZE] |
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