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colonization
Variant of colonize
colonize
definition
colo·nize (käl′ə nīz′)
transitive verb colonized -·nized′, colonizing -·niz′·ing
- to found or establish a colony or colonies in
- to settle (persons) in a colony
- ☆ to place (voters) illegally in (a district) so as to influence an election
intransitive verb
- to found or establish a colony or colonies
- to settle in a colony
Related Forms:
- colonization col′o·ni·za′·tion noun
- colonizer col′o·niz′er noun
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