1. Settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
   "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"
   - colonise [Brit] 
2. Settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)
   "The British colonized the East Coast"
   - colonise [Brit]

Derived forms: colonized, colonizes, colonizing

See also: colonization, colonizer, colony

Type of: annex, locate, settle

Antonym: decolonize

Encyclopedia: Colonize

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