colonize
verb/ˈkɒlənaɪz/
/ˈkɑːlənaɪz/
(British English also colonise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they colonize | /ˈkɒlənaɪz/ /ˈkɑːlənaɪz/ |
| he / she / it colonizes | /ˈkɒlənaɪzɪz/ /ˈkɑːlənaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple colonized | /ˈkɒlənaɪzd/ /ˈkɑːlənaɪzd/ |
| past participle colonized | /ˈkɒlənaɪzd/ /ˈkɑːlənaɪzd/ |
| -ing form colonizing | /ˈkɒlənaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈkɑːlənaɪzɪŋ/ |
- colonize something to take control of an area or a country that is not your own, especially using force, and send people from your own country to live there
- The area was colonized by the Vikings.
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- colonize something (biology) (of animals or plants) to live or grow in large numbers in a particular area
- The slopes are colonized by flowering plants.
- Bats had colonized the ruins.
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