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