colonize [ kóllə nīz ](3rd person present singularcolonizes, present participlecolonizing, past and past participlecolonized) or colonise [ kóllə nīz ](3rd person present singularcolonises, present participlecolonising, past and past participlecolonised)
verb
Definition:
1. transitive and intransitive verb establish colony: to establish a colony in another country or place
2. transitive verb go to live in new land: to go to and live permanently as part of a settlement in a foreign land that was previously sparsely inhabited
3. transitive and intransitive verb become established in new ecosystem: to establish plants or animals, or become established, in a biological colony in a new ecosystem
4. transitive verb become dominant: to become the most important or influential person or thing in a field of activity Japan's chefs colonize World Cuisine.
