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colonize
/'kɑlə,naɪz/
Synonyms of colonize Antonyms of colonize Examples of colonize Usage of colonize Parts of colonize Definition that contains colonize Words sounding like colonize Explanation of colonize

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Definitions of colonize
  1. verb
    settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)
    "The British colonized the East Coast"

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    colonise
    type of:
    locate settle
  2. verb
    settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
    "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"

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    colonise
    Opposite:
    decolonize
    type of:
    annex
Examples of colonize
  • "The British colonized the East Coast"
  • "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"
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