| VERB | social | colonize, colonise | settle as a colony |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | colonize, colonise | settle as colonists or establish a colony (in) |
| Sounds | kaa'lahnay.z | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | actualize ... womanize: 266 rhymes with ayz... | |
| Meaning | Settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century" | |
| Synonym | colonise | |
| Broader | annex | Take (territory) as if by conquest |
| Opposite | decolonize, decolonise | grant independence to (a former colony) |
| Spanish | colonizar | |
| Catalan | colonitzar | |
| Nouns | colonization | the act of colonizing |
| colonizer | 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 | |
| Example | "The British colonized the East Coast" | |
| Synonym | colonise | |
| Broader | settle, locate | take up residence and become established |
| Spanish | colonizar, establecerse | |
| Catalan | colonitzar, establir-se | |
| Nouns | colonization | 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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