colonize

• (UK) colonise

colony + -ize

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈkɑlənaɪz/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈkɒlənaɪz/

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• Hyphenation: col‧o‧nize

1. (transitive) If you colonize a place, you settle down with colonists, and thus, making the place a colony.

• colonization/colonisation