colonise

Verb

Meaning

settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)

settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

colonize found people author begin establish arrive settle discover explore locate initiate migrate pioneer assemble
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Antonyms

decolonise end close damage break stop
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Hypernyms

annex settle locate

Anagrams

colonies eclosion

Examples

The British colonized the East Coast Source: Internet

Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century Source: Internet

After the Restoration of the English monarchy in 1660, the East India Company received a royal charter giving it the sole right to fortify and colonise the island. Source: Internet

Also around this period, the mercantile Stroganov family established a firm foothold at the Urals and recruited Russian Cossacks to colonise Siberia. Source: Internet

A friend of Warner's then suggested that he should instead try to colonise one of the islands in the Lesser Antilles because of their more favourable conditions. Source: Internet

In 1657, Oliver Cromwell citation granted the English East India Company a charter to govern Saint Helena and, the following year, the company decided to fortify the island and colonise it with planters. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

colonisable colonisation colonisational colonised colonisee coloniser