Colonize - English meaning

ˈkɒl.ə.naɪz

Colonize – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Send settlers to (a place) and establish political control over it.
Usage examples:
The greeks colonized sicily and southern italy
Synonims:
Settle (in)Establish a colony inPeoplePopulatePioneerOpen upFoundOverrunOccupyTake overSeizeCaptureTake possession ofAnnexSubjugateHegemonize

verb
To send people to live in and govern another country
Usage examples:
Peru was colonized by the spanish in the 16th century., european nations set about violently invadi…

verb
(of animals, plants, or bacteria) to start to live or grow in a particular area
Usage examples:
The beetles colonise a tree, tunnelling through the bark to lay eggs., the ceilings of the caves ha…

verb
To fill a particular place or take control of a particular area of activity
Usage examples:
The city centre has been colonized by coffee shop chains.

Colonize translation into English

Colonize: translate from English into Chinese

殖民

Colonize: translate from English into Dutch

Koloniseren

Colonize: translate from English into French

Coloniser, Se coloniser, Descendre dans une colonie, Faire une colonie

Colonize: translate from English into German

Besiedeln, Kolonisieren

Colonize: translate from English into Hindi

उपनिवेश, उपनिवेश स्थापित करना, बस्ती बसाना, उपनिवेश स्थापित बनाना, उपनिवेश बनाना, बसाना, आबाद करना

Colonize: translate from English into Italian

Colonizzare

Colonize: translate from English into Korean

식민지화하다, 식민지로서 개척하다, 이주시키다, 이식하다, 식민지를 만들다, 개척하다

Colonize: translate from English into Russian

Колонизировать, Заселять, Поселяться, Поселять

Colonize: translate from English into Spanish

Colonizar, Poblar

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Colonize – similar words

colon

ˈkəʊ.lɒn

noun
A punctuation mark (:) used to precede a list of items, a quotation, or an expansion or explanation.
Usage examples:
But it's hard enough for some people to acquire an instinctive sense of the different uses of comma…

noun
The main part of the large intestine, which passes from the caecum to the rectum and absorbs water and electrolytes from food which has remained undigested.
Usage examples:
He sustained a punctured colon, a collapsed lung, and a lacerated liver and kidney.

noun
The basic monetary unit of costa rica and el salvador, equal to 100 centimos in costa rica and 100 centavos in el salvador.
Usage examples:
‘people are not interested in dollars or colones; they just want money,’ barraza declared during th…

Colon - all meanings in English

Colonize synonims

annex

ænˈeks

verb
Add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document.
Usage examples:
The first ten amendments were annexed to the constitution in 1791

noun
A building joined to or associated with a main building, providing additional space or accommodation.
Usage examples:
The school's one-storey wooden annex

verb
To take possession of an area of land or a country and add it to a larger area, usually by force
Usage examples:
The united states annexed parts of texas and new mexico, which belonged to mexico., [ u ] the annex…

Annex - all meanings in English

capture

ˈkæp.tʃər

verb
Take into one's possession or control by force.
Usage examples:
The island was captured by australian forces in 1914

noun
The action of capturing or of being captured.
Usage examples:
The capture of the city

verb
To take someone as a prisoner, or to take something into your possession, especially by force
Usage examples:
Two of the soldiers were killed and the rest were captured., rebel forces captured the city after a…

Capture - all meanings in English

found

faʊnd

adjective
Past and past participle of find.

verb
Establish or originate (an institution or organization).
Usage examples:
The monastery was founded in 1665

verb
Melt and mould (metal).
Usage examples:
The double decker bridge, one of only three in new zealand, was founded on cast iron cylinders sunk…

Found - all meanings in English

occupy

verb
Reside or have one's place of business in (a building).
Usage examples:
The rented flat she occupies in hampstead

verb
Live in (a certain place)

verb
(of an army or group of people) to move into and take control or possession of a place
Usage examples:
Nationalist forces now occupy more than 70% of the country., a large couch occupies most of the spa…

Occupy - all meanings in English

overrun

verb
Spread over or occupy (a place) in large numbers.
Usage examples:
The mediterranean has been overrun by tourists

noun
An instance of something exceeding an expected or allowed time or cost.
Usage examples:
The cost overrun caused the company's share price to fall

verb
To spread over an area quickly and in large numbers
Usage examples:
The city has become increasingly unpleasant because it is overrun with tourists.

Overrun - all meanings in English

people

ˈpiː.pəl

noun
Human beings in general or considered collectively.
Usage examples:
The earthquake killed 30,000 people

verb
(of a group of people) inhabit (a place).
Usage examples:
An arid mountain region peopled by warring clans

noun
A human being regarded as an individual.
Usage examples:
The porter was the last person to see her prior to her disappearance

People - all meanings in English

pioneer

noun
A person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area.
Usage examples:
The decision came a month before the start of the winter olympics in utah and can be expected to pu…

verb
Develop or be the first to use or apply (a new method, area of knowledge, or activity).
Usage examples:
The technique was pioneered by a swiss doctor in the 1930s

proper noun
A series of american space probes launched between 1958 and 1973, two of which provided the first clear pictures of jupiter and saturn (1973–9).

Pioneer - all meanings in English

populate

verb
Form the population of (a place).
Usage examples:
The island is populated by scarcely 40,000 people

Populate - all meanings in English

seize

verb
Take hold of suddenly and forcibly.
Usage examples:
She jumped up and seized his arm

verb
Take hold of; grab

verb
To take something quickly and hold it
Usage examples:
He seized her arm to lead her through the crowd., fig. while she was distracted, i seized the oppor…

Seize - all meanings in English

subjugate

ˈsʌb.dʒə.ɡeɪt

verb
Bring under domination or control, especially by conquest.
Usage examples:
The invaders had soon subjugated most of the population

verb
To defeat people or a country and rule them in a way that allows them no freedom

verb
To treat yourself, your wishes, or your beliefs as being less important than other people or their wishes or beliefs
Usage examples:
She subjugated herself to her mother's needs., reporters must subjugate personal political convicti…

Subjugate - all meanings in English

take possession of

phrase
To start to use and control something such as a building or piece of land that you may or may not own
Usage examples:
We've already bought the house but we won't take possession of it until may., if they can't pay the…

Take possession of - all meanings in English

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