to colonize

English - Turkish

Definition of to colonize in English Turkish dictionary: kolonileştirmek; kolonileştirmek; koloni kurmak; sömürge kur; sömürge kur,sömürgeleştir; {f} sömürge kurmak; {f} -de koloni/koloniler kurmak; {f} sömürgeleştirmek; {f} sömürgeye yerleşmek; {f} koloni haline getirmek; {f} sömürgeye yerleştirmek

English - English

Definition of to colonize in English English dictionary: 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.; To settle (somewhere) with colonists; {v} to plant or settle with inhabitants; settle as colonists or establish a colony (in); "The British colonized the East Coast"; To begin a new colony; settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"; {f} settle, establish colonies, go to and live in a colony (also colonise); settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century; When large numbers of animals colonize a place, they go to live there and make it their home. Toads are colonising the whole place; To remove to, and settle in, a distant country; to make a colony; 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; When an area is colonized by a type of plant, the plant grows there in large amounts. The area was then colonized by scrub; 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; To plant or establish a colony or colonies in; to people with colonists; to migrate to and settle in