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1. Inhabited by colonists
   - colonised [Brit], settled

1. Settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
   "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century";
   - colonise [Brit]
    
2. Settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)
   "The British colonized the East Coast";
   - colonise [Brit]

See also: inhabited

Type of: annex, locate, settle

Antonym: decolonize

Encyclopedia: Colonized