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English verb: colonise | |||
| 1. | colonise (social) settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world | ||
| Samples | Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century. | ||
| Synonyms | colonize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | annex | ||
| Antonyms | decolonise, decolonize | ||
| 2. | colonise (change) settle as colonists or establish a colony (in) | ||
| Samples | The British colonized the East Coast. | ||
| Synonyms | colonize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | locate, settle | ||
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