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• col|o|nize — «KOL uh nyz», verb, nized, niz|ing. –v.t. 1. to establish a colony or colonies in: »The English colonized New England. 2. to establish (persons) in a colony; settle in a colony. –v.i. to form a colony; settle in a colony …   Useful english dictionary

• re|col|o|nize — «ree KOL uh nyz», transitive verb, nized, niz|ing. to colonize (a place) anew. –re´col|o|ni|za´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• de|col|o|nize — «dee KOL uh nyz», verb, nized, niz|ing. –v.t. 1. to establish as a self governing area; remove from colonial status: »Having achieved political freedom, most African states face the problem of decolonizing their economics (Atlantic). 2. to… …   Useful english dictionary

• nize — ad·o·nize; ag·nize; ag·o·nize; al·bu·mi·nize; alu·mi·nize; an·tag·o·nize; at·ti·tu·di·nize; bi·tu·mi·nize; bot·a·nize; cin·cho·nize; col·o·nize; com·mu·nize; cy·a·nize; de eth·a·nize; de·pro·pa·nize; div·i·nize; ef·fem·i·nize; epiph·a·nize;… …   English syllables

• re´col|o|ni|za´tion — re|col|o|nize «ree KOL uh nyz», transitive verb, nized, niz|ing. to colonize (a place) anew. –re´col|o|ni|za´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• colonize — col·o·nize …   English syllables

• colonize — col•o•nize [[t]ˈkɒl əˌnaɪz[/t]] v. nized, niz•ing 1) gov to establish a colony in; settle 2) gov to form a colony of 3) gov to form a colony 4) gov to settle in a colony • Etymology: 1615–25 col′o•niz a•ble, adj. col o•ni•za′tion, n. col′o•niz er …   From formal English to slang

• colonize — col·o·nize käl ə .nīz vb, nized; niz·ing vt 1) to establish a colony in or on <the parasitic roundworms...have succeeded in colonizing a great variety of hosts (W. H. Dowdeswell)> 2) to isolate in supervised groups vi of microorganisms to… …   Medical dictionary

• colonize — col|o|nize [ kalə,naız ] verb transitive to take control of another country by going to live there or sending people to live there ╾ col|o|ni|za|tion [ ,kalənı zeıʃn ] noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• colonize — col|o|nize also colonise BrE [ˈkɔlənaız US ˈka: ] v [T] 1.) to establish political control over an area or over another country, and send your citizens there to settle →↑colony 2.) if animals or plants colonize an area, large numbers of them… …   Dictionary of contemporary English