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To plant or establish a colony or colonies in; to people with colonists; to migrate to and settle in.

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  1. v. t. To plant or establish a colony or colonies in; to people with colonists; to migrate to and settle in.
  2. v. i. To remove to, and settle in, a distant country; to make a colony.
  3. v. settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
  4. v. settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. v:100 v. settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world v. settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)