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COLONIZE

\kˈɒlənˌa͡ɪz], \kˈɒlənˌa‍ɪz], \k_ˈɒ_l_ə_n_ˌaɪ_z]\

Definitions of COLONIZE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To remove to, and settle in, a distant country; to make a colony.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

To unite in a colony.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To plant or establish a colony in: to form into a colony.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

To emigrate to and settle in a region; establish, unite in, or settle in a colony or colonies. colonise.
Colonization or colonisation.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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