colonise (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *colonise*:
VERB	social	colonise, colonize	settle as a colony
change	colonise, colonize	settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)

English > *colonise*: 2 senses > verb 1, social
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

English > *colonise*: 2 senses > verb 2, change
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
Nouns	colony	a body of people who settle far from home / home / home but maintain ties with their homeland

HyperDic: colonise