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Meaning of word colonize from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.
colonize verb
Meaning : Settle as a colony. Of countries in the developing world.
Example :
Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century.
Synonyms : colonise
Grant independence to (a former colony).
West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's.decolonise, decolonize
Meaning : Settle as colonists or establish a colony (in).
Example :
The British colonized the East Coast.
Synonyms : colonise
