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colonize
[ kol-uh-nahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- (of a nation or government) to claim and forcibly take control of (a territory other than its own), usually sending some of its own people to settle there:
England colonized Australia.
- to move from one’s own country and settle in (such a territory):
Dutch farmers were among the first Europeans to colonize the river valleys of New Jersey and New York.
- to be the first settlers in:
Southern Pacific islanders are thought to have colonized Hawaii around a.d. 450.
- to compel or induce (people) to settle in an area for economic or political purposes:
The government made efforts to colonize laborers and their families in areas suitable for growing rice.
- Biology. (of a species of plant or animal) to move or be transported to (a new habitat) and seek to become established there:
Arthropods were the first animal species to colonize land around 450 million years ago.
- Microbiology, Medicine/Medical. (of a microbe) to multiply on or in (another organism), especially without causing infection or disease:
Researchers attempted to get the bacteria in a probiotic to successfully colonize the intestines of 23 volunteers.
verb (used without object)
- to take control of or settle in territories other than one’s own:
Many other European powers were colonizing during the modern period besides France.
When the British colonized in Australia, the basic rights of Aboriginals were taken away.
colonize
/ ˈɒəˌԲɪ /
verb
- to send colonists to or establish a colony in (an area)
- to settle in (an area) as colonists
- tr to transform (a community) into a colony
- (of plants and animals) to become established in (a new environment)
Derived Forms
- ˈDZˌԾ, adjective
- ˌDZDzԾˈپDz, noun
- ˈDZˌԾ, noun
Other Word Forms
- DZ··Ծ·· adjective
- DZ··Ծ····ٲ [kol-, uh, -nahy-z, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
- DZ··Ծ··پDz [kol-, uh, -nahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n], noun
- DZ··Ծ··پDz·ist noun
- DZ··Ծ· noun
- in·ter·DZ··Ծ··پDz noun
- ·ٱ·DZ··Ծ verb intercolonized intercolonizing
- re·DZ··Ծ··پDz noun
- ·DZ··Ծ verb (used with object) recolonized recolonizing
- ܲ·DZ··Ծ verb (used with object) uncolonized uncolonizing
- ɱ-DZ··Ծ adjective
Example Sentences
The life she’s lived has colonized her mind, her body, everything, and she’s fighting to let herself feel comfortable in a space for a few days.
“They have colonized my imagination like a swarm of bees,” he writes of his teenage self.
C. auris spreads through direct contact with colonized or infected individuals, contaminated surfaces and medical equipment.
The film, about a crew chosen to colonize a new planet as Earth teeters on habitability, is packed to the gills with scathing takedowns of fascism and how its proponents advocate for the socioeconomic divide.
Certain aspects of the Irish experience are similar to those of African Americans, Native Americans and indigenous or colonized groups elsewhere.
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