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

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