Definition of "Colonize" :
verb: settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)
"The British colonized the East Coast."
verb: settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
"Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century."
verb: settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)
"The British colonized the East Coast."
verb: settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
"Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century."