'Colonize' definitions:

Definition of 'colonize'

(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]

Definition of 'Colonize'

From: GCIDE
  • Colonize \Col"o*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Colonized; p. pr. & vb. n. Colonizing.] [Cf. F. coloniser.] To plant or establish a colony or colonies in; to people with colonists; to migrate to and settle in. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • They that would thus colonize the stars with inhabitants. --Howell. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Colonize'

From: GCIDE
  • Colonize \Col"o*nize\, v. i. To remove to, and settle in, a distant country; to make a colony. --C. Buchanan. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'colonize'

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