colonize
/ˈkɑlənaɪz/ verb C1- To settle (a place) with colonists, and hence make (a place) into a colony.
- To settle among and establish control over (the indigenous people of an area).
- To begin a colony or colonies.
- To intrude into and take over (the autonomy, experience, social movement, etc, of a less powerful person or group); to commandeer or appropriate.
He/she/it colonizes · Past colonized · Past participle colonized · -ing form colonizing
Verb forms
- Base form
- colonize
- He/she/it
- colonizes
- Past
- colonized
- Past participle
- colonized
- -ing form
- colonizing
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