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col·o·nize
 colonize
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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
colonizes, colonizing, colonized |
| definition 1: |
to establish a settlement on (a distant territory) and begin to rule.
The British began to colonize Australia in the late eighteenth century.- similar words:
- settle
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| definition 2: |
to create a colony of.
The conquerors colonized the natives. |
| related words: |
occupy, people |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to form or settle a colony or colonies.
Spain colonized more extensively than France. |
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| derivations: |
colonization (n.), colonizer (n.) |
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