They that would thus colonize the stars with inhabitants. --Howell. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Colonize — Col o*nize, v. i. To remove to, and settle in, a distant country; to make a colony. C. Buchanan. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
colonize — index inhabit, occupy (take possession) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
colonize — 1620s, to settle with colonists, from stem of L. colonus tiller of the soil, farmer (see COLONY (Cf. colony)); in sense to make another place into a national dependency without regard for settlement there by 1790s (e.g. in reference to French… … Etymology dictionary
colonize — (Amer.) col·o·nize || kÉ‘lÉ™naɪz / kÉ’l v. settle, establish colonies, go to and live in a colony (also colonise) … English contemporary dictionary
colonize — (also colonise) ► VERB 1) establish a colony in (a place). 2) take over (a place) for one s own use. DERIVATIVES colonization noun colonizer noun … English terms dictionary
colonize — [käl′ə nīz΄] vt. colonized, colonizing 1. to found or establish a colony or colonies in 2. to settle (persons) in a colony ☆ 3. to place (voters) illegally in (a district) so as to influence an election vi. 1. to found or establish a colony or… … English World dictionary
colonize — [[t]kɒ̱lənaɪz[/t]] colonizes, colonizing, colonized (in BRIT, also use colonise) 1) VERB If people colonize a foreign country, they go to live there and take control of it. [V n] The first British attempt to colonize Ireland was in the twelfth… … English dictionary
colonize — verb ( nized; nizing) Date: 1622 transitive verb 1. a. to establish a colony in or on or of < colonize an island > b. to establish in a colony < the rights of colonized people > 2. to send … New Collegiate Dictionary
colonize — colonizable, adj. colonizability, n. colonization, n. colonizationist, n. colonizer, n. /kol euh nuyz /, v., colonized, colonizing. v.t. 1. to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia. 2. to form a colony of: to colonize… … Universalium
colonize — UK [ˈkɒlənaɪz] / US [ˈkɑləˌnaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms colonize : present tense I/you/we/they colonize he/she/it colonizes present participle colonizing past tense colonized past participle colonized to take control of another country by… … English dictionary
