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col⋅o⋅nize

  [kol-uh-nahyz] verb, -nized, -niz⋅ing.
Use colonized in a Sentence
–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.
Also, especially British, col⋅o⋅nise.

Origin:
1615–25; colon(y) + -ize

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
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col·o·nize   (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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: col·o·nize
Pronunciation: 'käl-&-"nIz
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -nized; -niz·ing
transitivesenses
1 : to establish a colony in or on colonizing a great variety of hosts —W.H. Dowdeswell>
2 : to isolate in supervised groups colonize intransitive senses
of microorganisms : to become established in a habitat (as a host or a wound)colonize in other parts of the body —R.A. Runnells> —col·o·ni·za·tion /"käl-&-n&-'zA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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