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Detailed Synonyms for colonize in English

colonize:

to colonize verb, American (colonizes, colonized, colonizing)

  1. to colonize
    to establish; to settle; to colonize; to found; to open up; to ground; to prospect; to develop; to lay the foundations; to explore; to scan; to colonise
    • establish verb (establishes, established, establishing)
    • settle verb (settles, settled, settling)
    • colonize verb, American (colonizes, colonized, colonizing)
    • found verb (founds, founded, founding)
    • open up verb (opens up, opened up, opening up)
    • ground verb (grounds, grounded, grounding)
    • prospect verb (prospects, prospected, prospecting)
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
    • lay the foundations verb (lays the foundations, laid the foundations, laying the foundations)
    • explore verb (explores, explored, exploring)
    • scan verb (scans, scanned, scanning)
    • colonise verb, British
  2. to colonize
    – settle as colonists or establish a colony (in) 1
    to colonize; colonise
    – settle as colonists or establish a colony (in) 1
    • colonize verb, American (colonizes, colonized, colonizing)
      • The British colonized the East Coast1
    • colonise verb, British
  3. to colonize
    – settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world 1
    to colonize; colonise
    – settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world 1
    • colonize verb, American (colonizes, colonized, colonizing)
      • Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century1
    • colonise verb, British

Conjugations for colonize:

present
  1. colonize
  2. colonize
  3. colonizes
  4. colonize
  5. colonize
  6. colonize
simple past
  1. colonized
  2. colonized
  3. colonized
  4. colonized
  5. colonized
  6. colonized
present perfect
  1. have colonized
  2. have colonized
  3. has colonized
  4. have colonized
  5. have colonized
  6. have colonized
past continuous
  1. was colonizing
  2. were colonizing
  3. was colonizing
  4. were colonizing
  5. were colonizing
  6. were colonizing
future
  1. shall colonize
  2. will colonize
  3. will colonize
  4. shall colonize
  5. will colonize
  6. will colonize
continuous present
  1. am colonizing
  2. are colonizing
  3. is colonizing
  4. are colonizing
  5. are colonizing
  6. are colonizing
subjunctive
  1. be colonized
  2. be colonized
  3. be colonized
  4. be colonized
  5. be colonized
  6. be colonized
diverse
  1. colonize!
  2. let's colonize!
  3. colonized
  4. colonizing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for colonize:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
found found
ground background; base; basis; bottom; building site; consideration; crunched; deliberation; dry land; earth; earth's crust; flat coat; floor; footing; ground; land; lot; parcel; plot; primer; primer coat; priming; priming coat; reason; reflexion; site; soil; solid ground; terra firma; undercoat
prospect anticipation; aspect; candidate; chance; expectation; hope; medical prognosis; outlook; panorama; prognosis; prospect; scene; view; vista
scan CAT scan; scan
settle settee; settle
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
colonise colonise; colonize; develop; establish; explore; found; ground; lay the foundations; open up; prospect; scan; settle
colonize colonise; colonize; develop; establish; explore; found; ground; lay the foundations; open up; prospect; scan; settle
develop colonise; colonize; develop; establish; explore; found; ground; lay the foundations; open up; prospect; scan; settle acquire; arise; break; build up; cultivate; develop; develop oneself; educate; evolve; explicate; fabricate; formulate; germinate; get; grow; grow on; grow up; increase; make grow; make ready for construction; modernise; modernize; originate; prepare; produce; reclaim; recrudesce; rise; spring up; train; unfold; uprise
establish colonise; colonize; develop; establish; explore; found; ground; lay the foundations; open up; prospect; scan; settle appoint; ascertain; base; build; constitute; demonstrate; determine; erect; establish; found; give; ground; identify; instal; install; institute; launch; lay down; lay the foundations; make; plant; prove; raise; set up; shew; show; tune
explore colonise; colonize; develop; establish; explore; found; ground; lay the foundations; open up; prospect; scan; settle explore; frisk; prospect; research; scan; search
found colonise; colonize; develop; establish; explore; found; ground; lay the foundations; open up; prospect; scan; settle base; constitute; establish; found; ground; institute; launch; lay the foundations; lay the foundations of; plant; raise; set up; tune
ground colonise; colonize; develop; establish; explore; found; ground; lay the foundations; open up; prospect; scan; settle anchor; bang; base; drum; earthen; establish; found; ground; hammer; lay the foundations; lay the foundations of; prime; raise; run aground; spike; strand; tune; undercoat
lay the foundations colonise; colonize; develop; establish; explore; found; ground; lay the foundations; open up; prospect; scan; settle establish; found; ground; lay the foundations; raise; tune
open up colonise; colonize; develop; establish; explore; found; ground; lay the foundations; open up; prospect; scan; settle dig out; dig up; excavate; exhume; expose; lay open; open; open up; pioneer; turn on; unbolt; unearth; unlock; unscrew
prospect colonise; colonize; develop; establish; explore; found; ground; lay the foundations; open up; prospect; scan; settle explore; prospect; scan
scan colonise; colonize; develop; establish; explore; found; ground; lay the foundations; open up; prospect; scan; settle explore; frisk; glance over; prospect; rake; read; run down; scan; skim
settle colonise; colonize; develop; establish; explore; found; ground; lay the foundations; open up; prospect; scan; settle adjudicate; arrange; conciliate; decide; descend; determine; do out; ensconce; entomb; establish oneself; fall; finalise; finalize; fix; get back; get even; go down; go under; inter; level; locate; make even; make up; nail down; order; patch up; patch up a quarrel; pay; pay a bill; pay on account; pay up; put out; receipt; reconcile; regulate; remove; resolve; root; settle; settle down; sink; square off; square up; steady down; subside; take off; take root; take up one's residence somewhere
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
found found; uncovered
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
develop develop; shape; turn out
establish establish; found; institute; ordain
found establish; found; lay the foundation of; lay the foundations of
ground country; ground; land; terrain
scan scan
settle make up; reconcile; settle; settle down; take up residence

Related Words for "colonize":

  • recolonize, decolonize, colonizing

Alternate Synonyms for "colonize":


Antonyms for "colonize":


Related Definitions for "colonize":

  1. settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)1
    • The British colonized the East Coast1
  2. settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world1
    • Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century1



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