colonize

[US]/ˈkɒlənaɪz/
[UK]/ˈkɑːlənaɪz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. establish a colony, settle in a colony.

Example Sentences

The British and French colonized the Americas.

the Greeks colonized Sicily and southern Italy.

Norwegians colonized parts of the British Isles, the Faroes, and Iceland, and from there pushed on to Greenland and the coast of Labrador;

Myriapod animals were probably one of the invertebrate animal groups that first colonized the terrestrial ecosystem during Early Paleozoic.

A city of southern Turkey on the Seyhan River near the Mediterranean Sea.Probably founded by the Hittites,it was colonized by the Romans in66b.c.Population,574,515.

European powers sought to colonize many parts of Africa in the 19th century.

The British Empire colonized India for nearly 200 years.

Many indigenous populations suffered greatly when European settlers began to colonize their lands.

Spain was one of the first countries to colonize the Americas.

European explorers played a key role in the efforts to colonize new territories around the world.

The desire to colonize distant lands drove many nations to expand their empires.

Some argue that the drive to colonize other lands was driven by economic interests and the desire for power.

Real-world Examples

Their activities may also create opportunities for invasive plants to colonize these areas.

Source: Past English CET-4 Listening Test Questions (with translations)

My work is helping people to maybe colonize more than one planet.

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

Social networks, though, have since colonized the web for television's values.

Source: Past exam papers for the English CET-6 reading section.

Klebsiella pneumoniae can normally colonize the oropharynx and the gastrointestinal tract.

Source: Osmosis - Microorganisms

As you might imagine, scorched areas were in time colonized by new plants.

Source: TPO Integrated Writing Listening Section

It's unlikely we would have colonized this habitat without our best friends.

Source: Human Planet

A newborn's lungs start out sterile and then become colonized by microbes.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation May 2014

Well, the government is saying it is an attempt to colonize South Sudan.

Source: NPR News August 2016 Compilation

Could our species colonize the ocean with bio-domes and giant air bubbles?

Source: Koranos Animation Science Popularization

Ethiopia remained a country that was never colonized. Haile Selassie is revered in the Rastafarian religion.

Source: The Chronicles of Novel Events

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