colonise
/'kɔlənaiz/ Cách viết khác : (colonise) /'kɔlənaiz/
Definition
Verb (transitive):
- To establish political control over an area and send people to live there, creating a colony. This involves the settlement of people from a foreign power into a territory, often involving the subjugation of the indigenous population.
- To settle in or inhabit a new area as colonists.
Verb (intransitive):
- To establish a colony or colonies.
Examples of Usage
- Verb (transitive):
- The Romans sought to colonise distant lands.
- Several European powers colonised parts of Africa in the 19th century.
- Verb (intransitive):
- The species began to colonise the newly formed volcanic island.
Advanced Usage
- In biology/ecology: Used metaphorically to describe organisms (e.g., bacteria, plants) spreading to and establishing themselves in a new area.
- The bacteria quickly colonised the nutrient-rich petri dish.
- In a social/cultural context: Can describe the pervasive influence of one culture over another.
- Critics argue that global brands colonise local cultures.
Variants and Related Words
- Coloniser (noun): A person or country that establishes a colony.
- The colonisers imposed their own laws.
- Colonisation (noun): The action or process of colonising.
- The colonisation of the continent had lasting effects.
- Colony (noun): A country or area under the full or partial political control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country.
- It was formerly a French colony.
- Colonial (adjective): Relating to or characteristic of a colony or colonisation.
- The colonial administration.
- Decolonise (verb): To withdraw from (a colony), leaving it independent.
- The movement sought to decolonise the region.
Synonyms
- Settle: To establish a community in a new place.
- Occupy: To take control of a place by military conquest or settlement.
- Populate: To cause people to live in a place.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(Note: 'Colonise' is not typically used with particles to form standard phrasal verbs. Its meaning is generally conveyed directly.)
Related Idioms
(Note: There are no common idioms that use the verb 'colonise' as their core component.)
Verb
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settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)
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The British colonized the East Coast
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settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
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Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century
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