colonize

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Synonyms: colonise, colorize, colonie, polonize, cognize, canonize, colonized, colonial, colonic, colonizer, colonist

Antonyms: colonise, colorize, colonie, polonize, cognize, canonize, colonized, colonial, colonic, colonizer, colonist

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[settle]] (a place) with {{l|en|colonists}}, and hence make (a place) into a [[colony]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[settle]] among and establish control over (the [[indigenous]] people of an area).
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To begin a [[colony]] or colonies.
4. {{lb|en|transitive|social sciences|by extension}} To [[intrude]] into and [[take over]] (the autonomy, experience, social movement, etc, of a less powerful person or group); to [[commandeer]] or [[appropriate]].

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