Verb: colonize 'kó-lu,nIz
- Settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)
"The British colonized the East Coast";
- colonise [Brit]
- Settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
"Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century";
- colonise [Brit]
Derived forms: colonizing, colonizes, colonized
Type of: annex, locate, settle
Antonym: decolonize
Encyclopedia: Colonize