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colonize

verb col·o·nize \ˈkä-lə-ˌnīz\

: to create a colony in or on (a place) : to take control of (an area) and send people to live there

: to move into and live in (a place) as a new type of plant or animal

col·o·nizedcol·o·niz·ing

Full Definition of COLONIZE

transitive verb
1
a :  to establish a colony in or on or of <colonize an island>
b :  to establish in a colony <the rights of colonized people>
2
:  to send illegal or irregularly qualified voters into <colonizing doubtful districts>
3
:  to infiltrate with usually subversive militants for propaganda and strategy reasons <colonize industries>
intransitive verb
:  to make or establish a colony :  settle
col·o·niz·er noun
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First Known Use of COLONIZE

1622

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Rhymes with COLONIZE

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COLONIZER Defined for Kids

colonize

verb col·o·nize \ˈkä-lə-ˌnīz\
col·o·nizedcol·o·niz·ing

Definition of COLONIZE for Kids

1
:  to establish a colony in or on
2
:  to settle in a colony
Medical Dictionary

colonize

verb col·o·nize \ˈkäl-ə-ˌnīz\
col·o·nizedcol·o·niz·ing

Medical Definition of COLONIZE

transitive verb
1
:  to establish a colony in or on <the parasitic roundworms…have succeeded in colonizing a great variety of hosts—W. H. Dowdeswell>
2
:  to isolate in supervised groups
intransitive verb
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>
col·o·ni·za·tion \ˌkäl-ə-nə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

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