Definitions for colonise
colonise

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1. colonize, coloniseverb

   settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world

   "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"

2. colonize, coloniseverb

   settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)

   "The British colonized the East Coast"

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1. coloniseverb

   To settle (somewhere) with colonists.

2. coloniseverb

   To settle (a species, group of people, or the like) in a new place as a colony.

3. coloniseverb

   To begin a new colony.

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1. To Coloniseverb

   To plant with inhabitants; to settle with new planters; to plant with colonies.

   Etymology: from colony.

   There was never an hand drawn, that did double the rest of the habitable world, before this; for so a man may truly term it, if he shall put to account as well that that is, as that which may be hereafter, by the farther occupation and colonizing of those countries: and yet it cannot be affirmed, if one speak ingenuously, that it was the propagation of the Christian faith that was the adamant of that discovery, entry, and plantation; but gold and silver, and temporal profit and glory; so that what was first in God’s providence, was but second in man’s appetite and intention. Francis Bacon, Holy War.

   Druina hath advantage by acquest of islands, which she colonizeth and fortifieth daily. James Howell, Vocal Forest.

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1. colonise

   Colonization, or colonisation, constitutes large-scale population movements wherein migrants maintain strong links with their, or their ancestors', former country – by such links, gain advantage over other inhabitants of the territory. When colonization takes place under the protection of colonial structures, it may be termed settler colonialism. This often involves the settlers dispossessing indigenous inhabitants, or instituting legal and other structures which disadvantage them.Colonization can be defined as a process of establishing foreign control over target territories or peoples for the purpose of cultivation, often by establishing colonies and possibly by settling them.In colonies established by Western European countries in the Americas, Australia, and New Zealand, settlers (supplemented by Central European, Eastern European, Asian, and African people) eventually formed a large majority of the population after assimilating, warring with, or driving away indigenous peoples. Elsewhere Western European settlers formed minority groups, often dominating the non-Western European majority.During the European colonization of Australia, New Zealand, and other places in Oceania, explorers, and colonists often regarded the landmasses as terra nullius ("empty land" in Latin). Owing to the absence of Western farming techniques, Europeans deemed the land unaltered by mankind and therefore treated it as uninhabited, despite the presence of indigenous populations. In the 19th century, laws and ideas such as Mexico's General Colonization Law and the United States' manifest destiny doctrine encouraged further colonization of the Americas, already begun in the 15th century. Despite countless declarations and referendums from the United Nations on the independence of colonial countries and peoples, implemented since 1946, there are in the world still over 60 colonies – sometimes designated territories – including Puerto Rico, Guam, and Bermuda.

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1. colonise

   Colonise refers to the action of establishing control or inhabiting a territory or a place by a group of people, known as colonists, often from a foreign land. This process usually involves the displacement or subjugation of the indigenous population. The term can also be used to describe the act of plants, animals, or other organisms spreading and establishing themselves in a new habitat.

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1. Colonise

   Colonize vs. Colonise -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Colonize and Colonise.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of colonise in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of colonise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of colonise in a Sentence

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   These organisms seem to have been able to quickly colonise the sea floor, and we often see one dominant species on these fossil beds, how this happens ecologically has been a longstanding question -- these filaments may explain how they were able to do that.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=colonise
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Colonise
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=colonise
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonise
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