English

Detailed Synonyms for colonize in English

colonize:

to colonize verb, American (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 verb (establishes, established, establishing)
    • settle verb (settles, settled, settling)
    • colonize verb, American (colonizes, colonized, colonizing)
    • found verb (founds, founded, founding)
    • open up verb (opens up, opened up, opening up)
    • ground verb (grounds, grounded, grounding)
    • prospect verb (prospects, prospected, prospecting)
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
    • lay the foundations verb (lays the foundations, laid the foundations, laying the foundations)
    • explore verb (explores, explored, exploring)
    • scan verb (scans, scanned, scanning)
    • colonise verb, British
  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 verb, American (colonizes, colonized, colonizing)
      • The British colonized the East Coast1
    • colonise verb, British
  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 verb, American (colonizes, colonized, colonizing)
      • Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century1
    • colonise verb, British

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