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Detailed Synonyms for colonize in English

colonize:

to colonize verbe, américain (colonizes, colonized, colonizing)

  1. to colonize
    to establish; to settle; to colonize; to found; to open up; to ground; to prospect; to develop; to lay the foundations; to explore; to scan; to colonise
    • establish verbe (establishes, established, establishing)
    • settle verbe (settles, settled, settling)
    • colonize verbe, américain (colonizes, colonized, colonizing)
    • found verbe (founds, founded, founding)
    • open up verbe (opens up, opened up, opening up)
    • ground verbe (grounds, grounded, grounding)
    • prospect verbe (prospects, prospected, prospecting)
    • develop verbe (develops, developped, developping)
    • lay the foundations verbe (lays the foundations, laid the foundations, laying the foundations)
    • explore verbe (explores, explored, exploring)
    • scan verbe (scans, scanned, scanning)
    • colonise verbe, britannique
  2. to colonize
    – settle as colonists or establish a colony (in) 1
    to colonize; colonise
    – settle as colonists or establish a colony (in) 1
    • colonize verbe, américain (colonizes, colonized, colonizing)
      • The British colonized the East Coast1
    • colonise verbe, britannique
  3. to colonize
    – settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world 1
    to colonize; colonise
    – settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world 1
    • colonize verbe, américain (colonizes, colonized, colonizing)
      • Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century1
    • colonise verbe, britannique

Conjugations for colonize:

present
  1. colonize
  2. colonize
  3. colonizes
  4. colonize
  5. colonize
  6. colonize
simple past
  1. colonized
  2. colonized
  3. colonized
  4. colonized
  5. colonized
  6. colonized
present perfect
  1. have colonized
  2. have colonized
  3. has colonized
  4. have colonized
  5. have colonized
  6. have colonized
past continuous
  1. was colonizing
  2. were colonizing
  3. was colonizing
  4. were colonizing
  5. were colonizing
  6. were colonizing
future
  1. shall colonize
  2. will colonize
  3. will colonize
  4. shall colonize
  5. will colonize
  6. will colonize
continuous present
  1. am colonizing
  2. are colonizing
  3. is colonizing
  4. are colonizing
  5. are colonizing
  6. are colonizing
subjunctive
  1. be colonized
  2. be colonized
  3. be colonized
  4. be colonized
  5. be colonized
  6. be colonized
diverse
  1. colonize!
  2. let's colonize!
  3. colonized
  4. colonizing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "colonize":

  • recolonize, decolonize, colonizing

Alternate Synonyms for "colonize":


Antonyms for "colonize":


Related Definitions for "colonize":

  1. settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)1
    • The British colonized the East Coast1
  2. settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world1
    • Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century1