colonize
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colonize
verb
colonizes;
colonized;
colonizing
colonize
verb
colonizes;
colonized;
colonizing
Britannica Dictionary definition of COLONIZE
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1
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to create a colony in or on (a place)
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to take control of (an area) and send people to live there
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England colonized Australia.
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The area was colonized in the 18th century.
2
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to move into and live in (a place) as a new type of plant or animal
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Weeds quickly colonized the field.
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The island had been colonized by plants and animals.
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European colonization of Asia
— colonizer
also British coloniser noun, plural colonizers [count]-
Certain plants are prolific colonizers.
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the influence of Dutch and French colonizers
