COLONIZE


Meaning of COLONIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkä-lə-ˌnīz ]

verb

( -nized ; -niz·ing )

Date: 1622

transitive verb

1.

a. : to establish a colony in or on or of

colonize an island

b. : to establish in a colony

the rights of colonized people

2. : to send illegal or irregularly qualified voters into

colonizing doubtful districts

3. : to infiltrate with usually subversive militants for propaganda and strategy reasons

colonize industries

intransitive verb

: to make or establish a colony : settle

• col·o·niz·er noun

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