| VERB | social | colonise, colonize | settle as a colony |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | colonise, colonize | settle as colonists or establish a colony (in) |
| Meaning | Settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | colonize | |
| Broader | annex | Take (territory) as if by conquest |
| Opposite | decolonize, decolonise | grant independence to (a former colony) |
| Spanish | colonizar | |
| Catalan | colonitzar | |
| Nouns | colonisation | the act of colonizing |
| coloniser | someone who helps to found a colony | |
| colony | a body of people who settle far from home / home / home but maintain ties with their homeland | |
| Meaning | Settle as colonists or establish a colony (in). | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | colonize | |
| Broader | settle, locate | take up residence and become established |
| Spanish | colonizar, establecerse | |
| Catalan | colonitzar, establir-se | |
| Nouns | colonisation | the act of colonizing |
| colony | a body of people who settle far from home / home / home but maintain ties with their homeland | |
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