COLONISE


Meaning of COLONISE in English

col ‧ o ‧ nize BrE AmE ( also colonise British English ) /ˈkɒlənaɪz $ ˈkɑː-/ verb [transitive]

1 . to establish political control over an area or over another country, and send your citizens there to settle ⇨ colony

2 . if animals or plants colonize an area, large numbers of them start to live there:

a dead tree that has been colonized by ants

—colonizer noun [countable]

—colonization /ˌkɒlənaɪˈzeɪʃ ə n $ ˌkɑːlənə-/ noun [uncountable]

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