colonize

• Verbo que designa la acción de establecer una colonia o poblar un territorio nuevo, a menudo con implicaciones de control político o económico sobre la zona y sus habitantes.

A verb used to indicate the act of establishing a colony or settling in a new territory, often involving political or economic control.

1. Establish a colonyB2formal

   To send settlers to a place and establish political control over it.

   colonizar

   • European powers colonized many parts of Africa in the 19th century.
   • The British colonized Australia in the late 1700s.
   • They attempted to colonize the new island.

   Sinónimospeoplepioneerpopulatesettle

2. Settle in a new areaB2formal

   To move to and establish a community in a new territory.

   colonizar

   • The pioneers colonized the western frontier.
   • Birds colonized the remote island over many years.
   • The first settlers colonized the valley.

   Sinónimosfoundpeoplepioneerpopulatesettle

   Antónimosabandondepartevacuateleave