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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Colonize

/käl'-ən-īzˌ/ · Col·o·nize · IPA /ˈkɑlənaɪz/
01 v. t. To plant or establish a colony or colonies in; to people with colonists; to migrate to and settle in.
imp. & p. p. Colonized; p. pr. & vb. n. Colonizing
  1. 1.
    To plant or establish a colony or colonies in; to people with colonists; to migrate to and settle in.
    “They that would thus colonize the stars with inhabitants.” — Howell.
02 v. i. To remove to, and settle in, a distant country; to make a colony.
  1. 1.
    To remove to, and settle in, a distant country; to make a colony.