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- [kol-uh-nahyz]
- /ˈkɒl əˌnaɪz/
- /ˈkɒl.ə.naɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kol-uh-nahyz]
- /ˈkɒl əˌnaɪz/
Definitions of colonise word
- verb with object colonise to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia. 1
- verb with object colonise to form a colony of: to colonize laborers in a mining region. 1
- verb without object colonise to form a colony: They went out to Australia to colonize. 1
- verb without object colonise to settle in a colony. 1
- noun colonise (transitive) To settle (somewhere) with colonists. 1
- verb colonise (Transitive Verb) (British) To settle (somewhere) with colonists. 0
Information block about the term
Origin of colonise
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
First recorded in 1615-25; colon(y) + -ize
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Colonise
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
colonise popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
colonise usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for colonise
verb colonise
- settle — to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
- people — persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general: to find it easy to talk to people; What will people think?
- inhabit — to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals: Small animals inhabited the woods.
- take over — the act of taking.
- lay claim to — to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance.
Antonyms for colonise
verb colonise
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
Top questions with colonise
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