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
| French | coloniser (koh-loh-nee-ZAY) |
| Spanish | colonizar (koh-loh-nee-THAHR) |
| Mandarin | 殖民 (jee meen) |
| Hindi | बस्ती बसाना (BUS-tee buh-SAH-nah) |
| Arabic | استعمار (EES-tee-mahr) |
| Russian | колонизировать (ku-lu-nyee-ZHEE-ru-vuty) |
| Portuguese (EU) | colonizar (koo-loo-nee-ZAHR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | colonizar (koh-loh-nee-ZAHR) |
| Japanese | 植民地化する (shoh-ku-meen-chee-kah-SU-ru) |
| German | besiedeln (buh-ZEE-duhln) |
| Urdu | بستی بسانا (BUS-tee buh-SAH-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਬਸਤੀ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ (BU-suh-tee buh-NOW-nah) |
| Korean | 퍼져 살다 (PUH-jeo SAL-ah-dah) |
| Hebrew | לְיַשֵׁב (LYAH-shayv) |
| Greek | αποικίζω (ah-pee-KEE-zoh) |
| Dutch | koloniseren (koh-loh-nee-ZEE-ruhn) |
| Tagalog | kolonisahin (koh-loh-nee-SAH-een) |
| Vietnamese | thuộc địa hóa (TOO-uhky DEE-uh HWAH-ur) |
| Turkish | sömürgeleştirmek (ser-merr-gyay-lesh-tir-MEK) |
| Persian | استعمار کردن (ays-tay-MAHR KAHR-dahn) |
| Polish | skolonizować (skaw-law-nyee-ZAW-vahch) |
| Ukrainian | колонізувати (koh-loh-NYEE-zoo-vah-ti) |
| Bengali | বসতি গড়া (BOH-shoh-tee GOH-rah) |
| Swedish | kolonisera (KOO-law-nee-say-rah) |
| Italian | colonizzare (koh-loh-nee-DZAH-ray) |
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