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Webster 1913 Edition


Colonize

Col′o-nize

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Colonized
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Colonizing
.]
[Cf. F.
coloniser
.]
To plant or establish a colony or colonies in; to people with colonists; to migrate to and settle in.
Bacon.
They that would thus
colonize
the stars with inhabitants.
Howell.

Col′o-nize

,
Verb.
I.
To remove to, and settle in, a distant country; to make a colony.
C. Buchanan.

Webster 1828 Edition


Colonize

COLONIZE

, v.t.
1.
To plant or establish a colony in; to plant or settle a number of the subjects of a kingdom or state in a remote country, for the purpose of cultivation, commerce or defense, and for permanent residence.
The Greeks colonized the South of Italy and of France.
2.
To migrate and settle in, as inhabitants. English Puritans colonized New England.

Definition 2024


colonize

colonize

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Verb

colonize (third-person singular simple present colonizes, present participle colonizing, simple past and past participle colonized)

  1. (American) Alternative spelling of colonise
    • 1988, James McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom, Oxford 2003, page 509:
      The administration finally sent a naval vessel to return the 368 survivors to the United States in 1864. This ended official efforts to colonize blacks.

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Portuguese

Verb

colonize

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of colonizar
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of colonizar
  3. third-person singular imperative of colonizar