colonize
Pronunciation: /ˈkɑlənaɪz/
The English word “colonize” has 4 meanings listed here.
verb
- To settle (a place) with colonists, and hence make (a place) into a colony.
- To settle among and establish control over (the indigenous people of an area).
- To begin a colony or colonies.
- To intrude into and take over (the autonomy, experience, social movement, etc, of a less powerful person or group); to commandeer or appropriate.
Etymology
From colony + -ize.
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