colonize
[ kol-uh-nahyz ]
/ ˈkɒl əˌnaɪz /
verb (used with object), col·o·nized, col·o·niz·ing.
to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia.
to form a colony of: to colonize laborers in a mining region.
verb (used without object), col·o·nized, col·o·niz·ing.
to form a colony: They went out to Australia to colonize.
to settle in a colony.
Also
especially British,
col·o·nise.
OTHER WORDS FROM colonize
Words nearby colonize
colonic,
colonies,
colonist,
colonitis,
colonization,
colonize,
colonna,
colonnade,
colonnette,
colonopathy,
colonorrhagia
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British Dictionary definitions for colonization
colonize
colonise
/ (ˈkɒləˌnaɪz) /
verb
to send colonists to or establish a colony in (an area)
to settle in (an area) as colonists
(tr)
to transform (a community) into a colony
(of plants and animals) to become established in (a new environment)
Derived forms of colonize
colonizable or colonisable, adjective colonization or colonisation, noun colonizer or coloniser, nounScientific definitions for colonization
colonization
[ kŏl′ə-nĭ-zā′shən ]
The spreading of a species into a new habitat. For example, flying insects and birds are often the first animal species to initiate colonization of barren islands formed by vulcanism or falling water levels. The first plant species to colonize such islands are often transported there as airborne seeds or through the droppings of birds.