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US
/ˈkɑɫəˌnaɪz/
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VERB
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settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century -
settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)
The British colonized the East Coast
How To Use colonize In A Sentence
- This tolerance has practical application in bioremediation and in efforts to colonize polluted sites.
- Several species of fungi that colonize corn produce mycotoxins, however not all isolates of a toxigenic species produce mycotoxins and isolates capable of producing a mycotoxin do not always synthesize the toxin.
- With luck, we'll find definitive proof that Solutrean peoples came over from Europe, built the pyramid, and colonized the New World," says Coe. Pyramid Found in New England
- Rudyard Kipling is a typical colonial writer and colonized India.
- The first British attempt to colonize Ireland was in the twelfth century.
- Another model is adaptive radiation, such as when a species of bird first colonizes an island, then diversifies into a variety of forms to take advantage of the available niches. Continuation…
- Fundamentalism is a cultural backlash to globalization; the alienated and angry young men of colonized societies and cultures react to the erosion of their identity and security.
- The soil-borne mycorrhizal fungi colonize the root cortex biotrophycally, then develop an external mycelium which is a bridge connecting the root with the surrounding soil microhabitats.
- By reconstructing the colonized subjects as warriors rather than as victims, the poem and the play assert the legitimacy of the nationalist struggle.
- An alien force colonizes an otherwise sane and sound mind, forcing the possessed person to behave in a wicked way. Psychobabble and the Real Perps
