Dictionary Check: colonize

"colonize" is a valid word!

Scrabble 19 points
Words with Friends 22 points

Definition

verb

settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world

Example: "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"
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verb

settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)

Example: "The British colonized the East Coast"
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