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colonise

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The meaning (definition) of the word colonise

to spread into a new place and make it home

The word colonise used in a sentence

The bugs started to colonise the new part of the garden.

Words that mean the same as colonise (synonyms)

settleinhabit

Words that mean the opposite of colonise (antonyms)

abandon

How the word colonise is said around the world

Frenchcoloniser (kohlohneezay)
Spanishcolonizar (kohlohneethahr)
Mandarin殖民 (zhí mín)
Hindiउपनिवेश (uupnivaysh)
Arabicاستعمار (eesteemahr)
Russianколонизировать (kolonizirovat')
Portuguese (EU)colonizar (koolooneezahr)
Portuguese (BR)colonizar (kohlohneezahr)
Japanese植民地化する (shokuminchika suru)
Germanbesiedeln (buhzeeduhln)
Urduنوآبادیات (nahvahbahdeeaht)
Punjabiਬਸਤੀ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ (busuhtee buhnownah)
Korean식민지화하다 (sigminjihwahada)
Hebrewלְיַשֵׁב (lyahshayv)
Greekεπιοικίζω (epioikizo)
Dutchkoloniseren (kohlohneezeeruhn)
Tagalogkolonisahin (kohlohneesaheen)
Vietnamesethuộc địa hóa (toouhky deeuh hwahur)
Turkishsömürgeleştirmek (sermerrgyayleshtirmek)
Persianاستعمار کردن (aystaymahr kahrdahn)
Polishskolonizować (skawlawnyeezawvahch)
Ukrainianколонізувати (kolonizuvaty)
Bengaliউপনিবেশ স্থাপন করা (oopawneebaysh stahpawn kawrah)
Swedishkolonisera (koolawneesayrah)
Italiancolonizzare (kohlohneedzahray)

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