colonize: Meaning and Definition of
col•o•nize
Pronunciation: (kol'u-nīz"), [key]
— v., -nized, -niz•ing.
—v.t.
- to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia.
- to form a colony of: to colonize laborers in a mining region.
—v.i.
- to form a colony: They went out to Australia to colonize.
- to settle in a colony.
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