Colonize vs. Colonise — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Colonize and Colonise
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Colonize
To form or establish a colony or colonies in.
Colonise
Standard spelling of colonize
Colonize
To migrate to and settle in; occupy as a colony.
Colonise
Settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world;
Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century
Colonize
To resettle or confine (persons) in or as if in a colony.
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Colonise
Settle as colonists or establish a colony (in);
The British colonized the East Coast
Colonize
To subjugate (a population) to or as if to a colonial government.
Colonize
To form or establish a colony.
Colonize
To settle in a colony or colonies.
Colonize
(transitive) To settle (a place) with colonists, and hence make (a place) into a colony.
Colonize
(transitive) To settle (a group of people, a species, or the like) in a place as a colony.
Colonize
(transitive) To settle among and establish control over (the indigenous people of an area).
Colonize
(intransitive) To begin a colony or colonies.
Colonize
To intrude into and take over (the autonomy, experience, social movement, etc, of a less powerful person or group); to commandeer or appropriate.
Colonize
To plant or establish a colony or colonies in; to people with colonists; to migrate to and settle in.
They that would thus colonize the stars with inhabitants.
Colonize
To remove to, and settle in, a distant country; to make a colony.
Colonize
Settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world;
Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century
Colonize
Settle as colonists or establish a colony (in);
The British colonized the East Coast
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