Defenition of the word colonize

• Defenition of the word colonize

  • To establish a colony.
  • settle as colonists or establish a colony (in): "The British colonized the East Coast"
  • settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"
  • settle as colonists or establish a colony (in); "The British colonized the East Coast"
  • settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)
  • settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world

Synonyms for the word colonize

• • inhabit
  • lay claim to
  • make your home somewhere
  • people
  • settle
  • take over
  • take possession of

Similar words in the colonize

• • colonize
  • colonized
  • colonizer
  • colonizer's
  • colonizers
  • colonizes

Hypernyms for the word colonize

• • annex
  • locate
  • relocate
  • settle
  • take over

Antonyms for the word colonize

• • decolonise
  • decolonize

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