colonize

( also UK -ise)

/ˈkɒlənaɪz/ verb [T]

Translation

SEND PEOPLE › to send people to live in and govern another country

sömürgeleştirmek, koloni haline getirmek

[often passive] Burundi was first colonized by the Germans.674212

LIVE/GROW › to start growing or living in large numbers in a place

bir yerde koloni kurmak, büyük gruplar halinde yaşayıp büyümek

Weeds quickly colonize areas of cleared ground.769

colonist

/ˈkɒlənɪst/ noun [C] › someone who goes to colonize a country

bir ülkeyi sömürgeleştirmeye giden kişi

771674 colonization

/ˌkɒlənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun [U] ›

sömürgeleştirme

(Definition of colonize verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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