What does "colonize" mean?
Colonize: To plant or establish a colony or colonies in; to people with colonists; to migrate to and settle in. Bacon. They that would thus colonize the stars with inhabitants. Howell.
Additional senses
- 2.To remove to, and settle in, a distant country; to make a colony. C. Buchanan.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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