Definition of Colonizing

1. Verb. (present participle of colonize) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Colonizing

1. colonize [v] - See also: colonize

Lexicographical Neighbors of Colonizing

colonist
colonists
colonitis
colonitises
colonizable
colonization
colonizationism
colonizationist
colonizationists
colonizations
colonize
colonized
colonizer
colonizers
colonizes
colonizing (current term)
colonnade
colonnaded
colonnades
colonnette
colonnettes
colonocyte
colonocytes
colonogram
colonography
colonometer
colonopathy
colonorrhagia
colonorrhoea
colonoscope

Literary usage of Colonizing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Historical Geography of Europe by Edward Augustus Freeman (1882)
"Thus the position of Spain on the Ocean led Portugal and Castile to be foremost among the colonizing nations of Europe. For the same reason, our own country ..."

2. The Journal of Negro History by Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, inc (1919)
"The proposition for colonizing free Negroes grew in favor as the slavery question grew more acute between the sections. Re- i Cf. Chapter XVII, ..."

3. The History of the United States of North America: From the Plantation of by James Grahame (1836)
"The Company relinquish the Design of colonizing New England.—History and Character of the Puritans.—Rise of the Brownists or Independents. ..."

4. The Rise and Expansion of the British Dominion in India by Alfred Comyn Lyall (1894)
"... colonizing projects had been already entertained by that active and far-sighted ruler Henry IV, who projected a French East India Company, ..."

5. Forty Years Among the Indians: A True Yet Thrilling Narrative of the Author by Daniel Webster Jones (1890)
"A colonizing Mission to Mexico—I Prefer to be Relieved—My Wish not Granted—The Company who Volunteered—Our Start from St. George—Parting with President ..."

6. History, Prophecy and the Monuments by James Frederick McCurdy (1896)
"This process, which alone secured the lasting ascendancy of Assyria, can hardly be called colonizing in the proper sense. It is greatly to be regretted that ..."

7. South Australia: Its History, Resources, and Productions by William Harcus (1876)
"England a colonizing Nation—Difficulties of Planting a Young Colony— Progress of ... No modern nation has ever attained the art of successful colonizing as ..."

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