COLONIZE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The British colonized the East Coast
    Hypernyms(s) colonize is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • settle as a colony
    • of countries in the developing world
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century
    Hypernyms(s) colonize is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Derived(s)