colonize

verb

/ˈkɒlənaɪz/

/ˈkɑːlənaɪz/

(British English also colonise)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they colonize	/ˈkɒlənaɪz/ /ˈkɑːlənaɪz/
he / she / it colonizes	/ˈkɒlənaɪzɪz/ /ˈkɑːlənaɪzɪz/
past simple colonized	/ˈkɒlənaɪzd/ /ˈkɑːlənaɪzd/
past participle colonized	/ˈkɒlənaɪzd/ /ˈkɑːlənaɪzd/
-ing form colonizing	/ˈkɒlənaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈkɑːlənaɪzɪŋ/

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colonize something to take control of an area or a country that is not your own, especially using force, and send people from your own country to live there在（某国家或地区）建立殖民地；移民于殖民地
- The area was colonized by the Vikings.这一地区曾为维京人的殖民地。
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colonize something (biology生物) (of animals or plants动物或植物) to live or grow in large numbers in a particular area（在某一地区）聚居，大批生长
- The slopes are colonized by flowering plants.坡地上长满了开花植物。
- Bats had colonized the ruins.蝙蝠聚居在这片废墟上。

TOEFL BNC: 24043 COCA: 13280

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