colonize

• 动词，指建立殖民地或向新领土移民定居，常伴随政治或经济控制。

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.

   殖民

   • 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.

   同义词peoplepioneerpopulatesettle

2. Settle in a new areaB2formal

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

   殖民

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

   同义词foundpeoplepioneerpopulatesettle

   反义词abandondepartevacuateleave