col·o·nize /ˈkɑləˌnaɪz/
(vi.)開拓殖民地(vt.)殖民于,移植
col·o·nize /ˈkɑləˌnaɪz/ 動詞
移居,寄居,移民區
Col·o·nize v. t. [imp. & p. p. Colonized p. pr. & vb. n. Colonizing.] 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.
Col·o·nize, v. i. To remove to, and settle in, a distant country; to make a colony.
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colonize
v 1: settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world;
"Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century" [syn: colonise]
[ant: decolonize, decolonize]
2: settle as colonists or establish a colony (in); "The British
colonized the East Coast" [syn: colonise]