colonize 1
verbdomain: v society
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
Examples
- 1.Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century
Hypernym
annex 1
verb
take (territory) as if by conquest
EnglishAntonym
decolonize 1
verb
grant independence to (a former colony)
Derivationally related form
colonization 1
noun
the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
colony 1
noun
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
colonizer 1
noun
someone who helps to found a colony
