colonise

/'kɔlənaiz/ Cách viết khác : (colonise) /'kɔlənaiz/

Thân thiện

Definition

1. 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.

2. 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.)

Học thuật

Verb

1. settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)
   • The British colonized the East Coast
2. settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
   • Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century

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