English dictionary

colonise

/'k/A/l/@/,n/aI/z/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world

verb.social

Synonyms colonize

Antonyms decolonise decolonize

Source: WordNet 3.0
settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)

verb.change

Source: WordNet 3.0