Definition of colonize Colonize
/kɑˈlʌnajˌz/ - [kalunayz] - col•o•nize
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colonise - /kˈɒlənˌaɪz/
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colonize - /kɑˈlʌnajˌz/
What does colonize mean?
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| colonize - settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century" | ||
| colonise | ||
| decolonise, decolonize grant independence to (a former colony); "West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's" | ||
| annex attach to | ||
| colonize - settle as colonists or establish a colony (in); "The British colonized the East Coast" | ||
| colonise | ||
| locate, settle discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- colonize (v. t.)
To plant or establish a colony or colonies in; to people with colonists; to migrate to and settle in. - colonize (v. i.)
To remove to, and settle in, a distant country; to make a colony.
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To establish a colony.
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🔤- colonize, verb, present, 1st person singular of colonize (infinitive).
- colonize, verb (infinitive).
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