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colonize

DEFINITIONS OF: colonize

1

v settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world

“Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century”
Synonyms:
colonise
Antonyms:
decolonise, decolonize
grant independence to (a former colony)
Type of:
annex
take (territory) as if by conquest

v settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)

“The British colonized the East Coast”
Synonyms:
colonise
Type of:
locate, settle
take up residence and become established
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