colonize

• Verbe désignant l'action de créer une colonie ou de peupler un nouveau territoire, souvent liée à un contrôle politique ou économique.

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.

   coloniser (établir une colonie)

   • 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.

   Synonymespeoplepioneerpopulatesettle

2. Settle in a new areaB2formal

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

   coloniser (s'établir dans une nouvelle région)

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

   Synonymesfoundpeoplepioneerpopulatesettle

   Antonymesabandondepartevacuateleave