Colonize (Verb)
Meaning 1
Settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The European powers colonized much of the Americas during the 16th century.
- Many countries in Asia were forced to colonize and adapt to European rule in the 19th century.
- In the 18th and 19th centuries, Britain started to colonize large parts of Africa and Asia.
- The Dutch colonized much of what is today Indonesia from the early 17th century onwards.
- Spain and Portugal colonized many countries in South and Central America from the 16th century onwards.
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Meaning 2
Settle as colonists or establish a colony (in); "The British colonized the East Coast".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The Spanish colonized much of South America in the 16th century.
- The Vikings failed to colonize the area they had settled.
- The British colonized the East Coast of North America with relative ease.
- Many settlers tried to colonize the unforgiving landscape of Australia.
- The expansion of the Roman Empire allowed them to colonize more land.