(v) settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world, Syn.colonise, Ant.decolonize, decolonise, Example: Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century
n. A friend to colonization, esp. (U. S. Hist) to the colonization of Africa by emigrants from the colored population of the United States. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
They that would thus colonize the stars with inhabitants. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]
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