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verb (used with object)
1.
to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia.
2.
to form a colony of: to colonize laborers in a mining region.
verb (used without object)
3.
to form a colony: They went out to Australia to colonize.
4.
to settle in a colony.
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Colonize
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Also, especially British, col·o·nise.
Related forms
col·o·niz·a·ble, adjective
col·o·niz·a·bil·i·ty, noun
col·o·ni·za·tion, noun
col·o·ni·za·tion·ist, noun
col·o·niz·er, noun
EXPANDin·ter·col·o·ni·za·tion, noun
in·ter·col·o·nize, verb, -nized, -niz·ing.
re·col·o·ni·za·tion, noun
re·col·o·nize, verb (used with object), -nized, -niz·ing.
un·col·o·nize, verb (used with object), -nized, -niz·ing.
well-col·o·nized, adjective
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Word Origin & History
colonize
1620s, from stem of L. colonus, or directly from Eng. colony. Related: Colonized, pp. adj. (1620s).
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