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| 1. | [ verb ] (politics) settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world | |
| Synonyms: | colonise | |
| Examples: | "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century" |
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| Related terms: | decolonize annex colonization colonizer | |
| 2. | [ verb ] settle as colonists or establish a colony (in) | |
| Synonyms: | colonise | |
| Examples: | : "The British colonized the East Coast" |
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| Related terms: | settle colony colonization | |
| Similar spelling: |
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