colonization

Variant of colonize

colonize definition

colo·nize (käl′ə nīz′)

transitive verb colonized -·nized′, colonizing -·niz′·ing

  1. to found or establish a colony or colonies in
  2. to settle (persons) in a colony
  3. ☆ to place (voters) illegally in (a district) so as to influence an election

intransitive verb

  1. to found or establish a colony or colonies
  2. to settle in a colony

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