colonize

• Verbo usado para designar a ação de criar uma colônia ou povoar um novo território, frequentemente envolvendo controle político ou econômico.

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.

   Sinônimospeoplepioneerpopulatesettle

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.

   Sinônimosfoundpeoplepioneerpopulatesettle

   Antônimosabandondepartevacuateleave