Akademik

colonise
verb
1. settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
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Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century

• Syn: ↑colonize
• Ant: ↑decolonise, ↑decolonize (for: ↑colonize)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑colonisation, ↑coloniser, ↑colony, ↑colonization (for: ↑colonize), ↑colonizer (for: ↑colonize), ↑colony (for: ↑colonize)
• Hypernyms: ↑annex
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

2. settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)
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The British colonized the East Coast

• Syn: ↑colonize
• Derivationally related forms: ↑colonisation, ↑colony, ↑colonization (for: ↑colonize), ↑colony (for: ↑colonize)
• Hypernyms: ↑settle, ↑locate
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something


Useful english dictionary. 2012.