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Definition of Colonize
1. Verb. Settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world. "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"
Exact synonyms: Colonise
Generic synonyms: Annex
Derivative terms: Colonisation, Coloniser, Colony, Colonization, Colonizer, Colony
Antonyms: Decolonise, Decolonize
Generic synonyms: Annex
Derivative terms: Colonisation, Coloniser, Colony, Colonization, Colonizer, Colony
Antonyms: Decolonise, Decolonize
2. Verb. Settle as colonists or establish a colony (in). "The British colonized the East Coast"
Exact synonyms: Colonise
Generic synonyms: Locate, Settle
Derivative terms: Colonisation, Colony, Colonization, Colony
Generic synonyms: Locate, Settle
Derivative terms: Colonisation, Colony, Colonization, Colony
Definition of Colonize
1. v. t. To plant or establish a colony or colonies in; to people with colonists; to migrate to and settle in.
2. v. i. To remove to, and settle in, a distant country; to make a colony.
Definition of Colonize
1. to establish a colony [v -NIZED, -NIZING, -NIZES]