colonize

Verb
  1. Settle as a colony;
    Of countries in the developing world (synset 202596496)
    "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"
    is a type of: annex - take (territory) as if by conquest
    same as: colonise
  2. Settle as colonists or establish a colony (in) (synset 200415099)
    "The British colonized the East Coast"
    is a type of: locate, settle - take up residence and become established
    same as: colonise

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