colonize

v., -nized, -niz·ing, -niz·es.

v.tr.

1. To form or establish a colony or colonies in.
2. To migrate to and settle in; occupy as a colony.
3. To resettle or confine (persons) in or as if in a colony.
4. To subjugate (a population) to or as if to a colonial government.

v.intr.

1. To form or establish a colony.
2. To settle in a colony or colonies.

colonizer col'o·niz'er n.

v

Definition: settle in
Antonyms: grant independence to, leave

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
  Synonym: colonise
  Antonym: decolonize (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)
  Synonym: colonise

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - kolonisere, bosætte sig i, infiltrere
v. intr. - bosætte sig, opbygge kolonier

Nederlands (Dutch)
koloniseren

Français (French)
v. tr. - (lit, fig) coloniser
v. intr. - coloniser

Deutsch (German)
v. - kolonisieren, siedeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποικίζω, εποικώ

Italiano (Italian)
colonizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - colonizar

Русский (Russian)
колонизовать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - colonizar
v. intr. - fundar colonias

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - kolonisera, placera i kolonierna, plantera ut väljare (am. pol.), anlägga nybyggen, bilda koloni

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
殖民于, 移植, 开拓殖民地, 移居于殖民地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 殖民於, 移植
v. intr. - 開拓殖民地, 移居於殖民地

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 식민지로 만들다, 임시로 이주시키다
v. intr. - 식민지로서 개척하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 植民地化する, 入植する, 植民地にする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) استعمر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮התנחל, הקים התנחלות, יישב, ייסד מושבה‬
v. intr. - ‮התנחל, הקים התנחלות, התיישב בהתנחלות, ייסד מושבה‬

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