colonizing

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present participle of colonize
colonize
To settle (a species, group of people etc.) in a new place as a colony

The administration finally sent a naval vessel to return the 368 survivors to the United States in 1864. This ended official efforts to colonize blacks.

colonize
To settle (somewhere) with colonists
colonize
{v} to plant or settle with inhabitants
colonize
settle as colonists or establish a colony (in); "The British colonized the East Coast"
colonize
To begin a new colony
colonize
settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"
colonize
{f} settle, establish colonies, go to and live in a colony (also colonise)
colonize
settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century
colonize
When large numbers of animals colonize a place, they go to live there and make it their home. Toads are colonising the whole place
colonize
To remove to, and settle in, a distant country; to make a colony
colonize
settle as colonists or establish a colony (in); "The British colonized the East Coast" settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century
colonize
When an area is colonized by a type of plant, the plant grows there in large amounts. The area was then colonized by scrub
colonize
colo·nize colonizes colonizing colonized in BRIT, also use colonise1. If people colonize a foreign country, they go to live there and take control of it. The first British attempt to colonize Ireland was in the twelfth century For more than 400 years, we were a colonized people
colonize
To plant or establish a colony or colonies in; to people with colonists; to migrate to and settle in