Thesaurus: colonize
To plant or establish a colony or colonies in; to people with colonists; to migrate to and settle in.
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Definitions
- v. t. To plant or establish a colony or colonies in; to people with colonists; to migrate to and settle in.
- v. i. To remove to, and settle in, a distant country; to make a colony.
- v. settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
- v. settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)
- To plant or establish a colony or colonies in; to people with colonists; to migrate to and settle in. Bacon. They that would thus colonize the stars with inhabitants. Howell. To remove to, and settle in, a distant country; to make a colony. C. Buchanan.
- To plant or establish a colony or colonies in; to people withcolonists; to migrate to and settle in. Bacon.They that would thus colonize the stars with inhabitants. Howell.
- v:100 v. settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world v. settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)