英语词汇“colonize”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	colonize
释义	col·o·nize \ˈkäləˌnīz\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Usage: see -ize Etymology: colony + -ize *transitive verb* 1. a. : to establish a colony in or on : send out colonists to < it may happen … that Venus may be colonized by the earth as America was once colonized by Europe — Waldemar Kaempffert > b. : to migrate to and settle in < the French who colonized Canada > 2. : to send illegal or irregularly qualified voters into < the machine was colonizing doubtful districts > 3. : to migrate to : come to live in as a new species < forms which have been able to colonize cold regions — S.A.Cain > 4. : to infiltrate with usually subversive militants for propaganda and strategy reasons < the left-wingers colonized key industries with trusted party members > 5. : to isolate (as the feeble-minded) in supervised groups < the chronic alcoholics, the psychopaths … some of these should be hospitalized and some colonized — L.N.Robinson > *intransitive verb* 1. : to make or establish a colony : settle < colonize in Africa > 2. of microorganisms : to become established in a habitat (as a host or a wound) < these bacteria in turn colonize in other parts of the body — R.A.Runnells >
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