colonise, v.
(colonised, colonises, colonising)
(colonised, colonises, colonising)
settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)
<verb.change>
colonise colonize
sample sentences
"The British colonized the East Coast"verb frames
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derivationally related form
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derivationally related form
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settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
colonise colonize
sample sentences
"Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"verb frames
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