colonize verb
also British colonise /ˈkɑːləˌnaɪz/ colonizes; colonized; colonizing
also British colonise /ˈkɑːləˌnaɪz/ 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) 2
: to move into and live in (a place) as a new type of plant or animal移植于;移生于 — colonization
also British colonisation /ˌkɑːlənəˈzeɪʃən/ Brit /ˌkɒləˌnaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun [noncount]
— colonizer
also British coloniser noun, plural colonizers [count]