Colonize Synonyms and Antonyms

kŏlə-nīz
Settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. colonise
  2. settle
  3. establish
  4. found
  5. migrate
  6. transplant
  7. subjugate
  8. plant
  9. people
  10. immigrate
  11. pioneer
  12. gather
  13. open a country
  14. conquer
  15. populate
Antonyms:
  1. decolonize

Words Related to Colonize

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Colonize Sentence Examples

  • The Portuguese were the first Europeans to colonize any part of the archipelago.

  • He was to explore and colonize, while the other vessel traded, to pay for the expedition.

  • One of the places in which both types of bacteria colonize is the intestines.

  • Spinifex has long growth which reduces transpiration in strong winds these are the first plants to colonize the sand dunes.

  • Wound botulism occurs when Clostridia colonize an infected wound and produce botulinum toxin.

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