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colonize

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Verb

settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)
- The British colonized the East Coast

settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
- Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century

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Antonyms:
decolonize decolonise

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clonic colonic cloning colonise colonize
Words contain "colonize":
colonize colonized colonizer decolonize
Words contain "colonize" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
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