'colonise' definitions:
Definition of 'colonise'
(from WordNet)
verb
Settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century" [syn: colonize, colonise] [ant: decolonise, decolonize]
verb
Settle as colonists or establish a colony (in); "The British colonized the East Coast" [syn: colonize, colonise]