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Definition of Colonize
1. Verb. Settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world. "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"
Generic synonyms: Annex
Derivative terms: Colonisation, Coloniser, Colony, Colonization, Colonizer, Colony
Antonyms: Decolonise, Decolonize
2. Verb. Settle as colonists or establish a colony (in). "The British colonized the East Coast"
Generic synonyms: Locate, Settle
Derivative terms: Colonisation, Colony, Colonization, Colony
Definition of Colonize
1. v. t. To plant or establish a colony or colonies in; to people with colonists; to migrate to and settle in.
2. v. i. To remove to, and settle in, a distant country; to make a colony.
Definition of Colonize
1. Verb. (American spelling) (alternative spelling of (colonise)) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Colonize
1. to establish a colony [v -NIZED, -NIZING, -NIZES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Colonize
Literary usage of Colonize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the People of the United States: From the Revolution to the by John Bach McMaster (1910)
"Lawrence was now instructed to ask whether Great Britain intended to occupy or
colonize Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central ..."
2. The History of the Church of England in the Colonies and Foreign by James Stuart Murray Anderson (1845)
"... unsuccessful — Smith explores the adjoining country in 1614 — The country
called New England — An abortive attempt of the Plymouth Company to colonize ..."
3. History of South Carolina by Yates Snowden, Henry Gardner Cutler, Lewis Publishing Company (1920)
"CHAPTER II ENGLAND PREPARES TO colonize France had failed utterly and Spain had
had only partial success in maintaining colonies on the lower South Atlantic ..."
4. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1884)
"In regard to the provision that neither tho United States nor Great Britain shall
colonize or exercise any dominion over any part of Central America, ..."
5. Life in California During a Residence of Several Years in that Territory by Alfred Robinson (1891)
"CHAPTER I. First Attempt of the Spaniards to colonize Alta California.— Their
Departure from Acapulco.—Their Return to New Spain. ..."
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