| Colonize | 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 ] |
| Colonize | v. i. To remove to, and settle in, a distant country; to make a colony. C. Buchanan. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| colonized | adj. 1. inhabited by people who were born in or retain strong ties to another country.
Syn. -- settled. [ WordNet 1.5 ] 2. politically ruled by citizens of another country. [ PJC ] 3. having a population (of animals or plants) which moved in from another territory.
Syn. -- colonized. [ PJC ] |
| Colonizer | n. One who promotes or establishes a colony; a colonist. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| decolonize | v. t. to grant independence to (a former colony). [ Also spelled decolonise. ] [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| decolonize | v. i. to release one's colonies and free them to become independednt nations; -- of nations. [ Also spelled decolonise. ] [ PJC ] |
| Recolonize | v. t. To colonize again. [ 1913 Webster ] |
