'Colonized' definitions:
Definition of 'colonized'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Colonized'
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 'colonized'
From: GCIDE
- colonized \colonized\ adj.
- 1. inhabited by people who were born in or retain strong ties to another country.
- Syn: settled. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. politically ruled by citizens of another country. [PJC]
- 3. having a population (of animals or plants) which moved in from another territory.
- Syn: colonized. [PJC]