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colonize
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
colonize verb
colonizes; colonized; colonizing
colonize
verb
colonizes; colonized; colonizing
Learner's definition of COLONIZE
[+ object]
1
: to create a colony in or on (a place) : to take control of (an area) and send people to live there在…开拓殖民地；移民于（殖民地）
- England colonized Australia.英国在澳大利亚开拓了殖民地。
- The area was colonized in the 18th century.这一地区于18世纪被开拓为殖民地。
2
: to move into and live in (a place) as a new type of plant or animal移植于；移生于
- Weeds quickly colonized the field.田里很快长满了杂草。
- The island had been colonized by plants and animals.这座岛曾经动植物繁多。
- The colonization of Australia澳大利亚的殖民地化
- European colonization of Asia
— colonizer
also British coloniser noun, plural colonizers [count]- Certain plants are prolific colonizers.某些植物移植生长繁茂。
- the influence of Dutch and French colonizers荷兰和法国殖民者的影响
colonize
verb
col·o·nize ˈkä-lə-ˌnīz 
variants also British colonise
colonized; colonizing; colonizes
1
a
transitive + intransitive : to take control of (a people or area) especially as an extension of state power : to claim (someone or something) as a colony
It [Aléria, France] was, at different times in history, colonized by the Greeks, Etruscans, Carthaginians, and Romans.
Kristina Killgrove
Kristina KillgrovePacific Islanders—Hawaiians, Samoans, the Chamorro of Guam—were and remain colonized by the United States … Viet Thanh Nguyen
Viet Thanh NguyenBefore the U.S.'s occupation of the roughly 7,500 islands, Spain colonized the Philippines and Mexico concurrently for around 300 years … Amanda Albee
Amanda Albee b
transitive : to migrate to and settle in (an inhabited or uninhabited area) : to establish a colony in
(1)
(2)
medical, of a microorganism : to multiply in or on a host or an inanimate object or surface
C. diff. is a spore-forming, toxin-producing bacterium that can colonize the large intestine and wreak havoc there … Jane E. Brody
Jane E. Brody2
transitive : to take or make use of (something) without authority or right : appropriate
Parked cars have colonized city streets for so long that most people assume cars own the curb lane. Donald Shoup
Donald Shoup"Before colonizing the artistic and intellectual work of Black people, white people should ask themselves questions such as, how can I contribute to this Black person's wellbeing? Am I studying this work for the explicit purpose of Black liberation, or are my motives fundamentally selfish?" Amanda Bennett
Amanda Bennett
Example Sentences
The area was colonized in the 18th century. Weeds quickly colonized the field. The island had been colonized by plants and animals.
Recent Examples on the Web Fungi inhabit our guts and colonize our skin and hair follicles. Richard Schiffman, Washington Post, 15 July 2022 On the long glass walls of the building, ruangrupa stenciled giant yellow street maps of São Paulo so that visitors could colonize them with their memories, pasting decals and scrawling captions next to meaningful locations. New York Times, 9 June 2022 Set in the mid-17th century, the story follows the attempt by Danish King Frederik V to take, cultivate and colonize an unforgiving area populated by wolves and highwaymen. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2022 There are many different types of fungi that can colonize berries, says Wu, including Botrytis, Phytophthora, and Fusarium. Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 23 June 2022 Through these ink markings, Heeb identified several collected by Finsch, who traveled across the South Seas between 1879 and 1882 and was instrumental in Germany’s plans to colonize the region. Megan Gannon, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Feb. 2022 But the plants grew, and that’s a big step for scientists looking to eventually colonize the moon. Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2022 The ship moved on, and Spain didn’t colonize California until the late 1700s. Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022 Made mostly of pH-neutral cement, stainless steel, and basalt, the sculpture provides an artificial reef that encourages coral growth and provides a novel place for marine life to colonize and inhabit while steering tourists away from natural reefs. Ross Kenneth Urken, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2022 See More
Richard Schiffman, Washington Post, 15 July 2022 On the long glass walls of the building, ruangrupa stenciled giant yellow street maps of São Paulo so that visitors could colonize them with their memories, pasting decals and scrawling captions next to meaningful locations. New York Times, 9 June 2022 Set in the mid-17th century, the story follows the attempt by Danish King Frederik V to take, cultivate and colonize an unforgiving area populated by wolves and highwaymen. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2022 There are many different types of fungi that can colonize berries, says Wu, including Botrytis, Phytophthora, and Fusarium. Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 23 June 2022 Through these ink markings, Heeb identified several collected by Finsch, who traveled across the South Seas between 1879 and 1882 and was instrumental in Germany’s plans to colonize the region. Megan Gannon, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Feb. 2022 But the plants grew, and that’s a big step for scientists looking to eventually colonize the moon. Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2022 The ship moved on, and Spain didn’t colonize California until the late 1700s. Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022 Made mostly of pH-neutral cement, stainless steel, and basalt, the sculpture provides an artificial reef that encourages coral growth and provides a novel place for marine life to colonize and inhabit while steering tourists away from natural reefs. Ross Kenneth Urken, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1622, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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