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Colonize

/ˈkɒlənaɪz/

To settle (a place) with colonists, and hence make (a place) into a colony.

📖 Definitions of "Colonize"

verb
  1. 1

    To settle (a place) with colonists, and hence make (a place) into a colony.

  2. 2

    To settle (a group of people, a species, or the like) in a place as a colony.

  3. 3

    To settle among and establish control over (the indigenous people of an area).

  4. 4

    To begin a colony or colonies.

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