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Meanings of colonise in English

Portuguese
colonizar
Catalan
establir-se
Spanish
colonizar

Settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world.

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      Usage of colonise in English
      1
      One of Musk's ultimate goals is to pioneer efforts to colonise Mars.
      The Guardian
      2
      Morgan was not there to colonise Pacific Oceans, but to sack Panama.
      On the Spanish Main; Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of D...
      3
      But what about the races you colonise and subject-whocan't protect themselves?
      Civilization: Tales of the Orient
      4
      They intend to colonise Somalia, he told hundreds of residents from the town.
      Reuters
      5
      The most successful of these endeavours colonise the word for the author's purposes.
      The Guardian
      6
      Its urgent apocalyptic spirituality inspired some to colonise the New World.
      A history of god: the 4000-year quest of judaism, christianity, ...
      7
      Orchids are some of the first vascular plants to colonise trees.
      Radio NZ
      8
      Musk is a big dreamer, most notably for his plans to colonise Mars.
      The South African
      9
      They colonise and kill a variety of trees and woody plants.
      BBC
      10
      The early primates somehow had to cross open water in order to colonise Africa.
      The Guardian
      11
      The country they were about to colonise had been recently overrun by Kafir hordes.
      The Settler and the Savage
      12
      DID an ancient tribe of Australian Aborigines colonise the Amazon?
      News.com.au
      13
      On the other hand, it could also mean a new home for species to colonise.
      Radio NZ
      14
      Brazil's president celebrates torture and claims that his foreign critics want to colonise the Amazon.
      The economist
      15
      Insects also have their own pathogens: viruses, bacteria and fungi that colonise their tiny bodies.
      The Guardian
      16
      We've had to colonise, to burst out over continents.
      Mary Olivier: a Life
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      Translations for colonise
      Portuguese
      colonizar
      Spanish
      colonizar
      Colonise through the time
      Colonise across language varieties
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