Definitions for: Colonize


[v] settle as colonists or establish a colony (in); "The British colonized the East Coast"
[v] settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"



Webster (1913) Definition: Col"o*nize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Colonized; p. pr. &
vb. n. Colonizing.] [Cf. F. coloniser.]
To plant or establish a colony or colonies in; to people with
colonists; to migrate to and settle in. --Bacon.

They that would thus colonize the stars with
inhabitants. --Howell.


Col"o*nize, v. i.
To remove to, and settle in, a distant country; to make a
colony. --C. Buchanan.

Synonyms: colonise, colonise

Antonyms: decolonise, decolonize

See Also: annex, locate, settle, take over

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