Dictionary
col•o•nize
Pronunciation: (kol'u-nīz"), [key]
—v., -nized, -niz•ing.
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v.t.
1. to establish a colony in; settle:
England colonized Australia.
2. to form a colony of:
to colonize laborers in a mining region.
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v.i.
1. to form a colony:
They went out to Australia to colonize.
2. to settle in a colony.
Also, esp. Brit.,col'o•nise".Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.