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Meaning of "colonise" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COLONISE

colonise  [ˈkɒləˌnaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COLONISE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Colonise is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COLONISE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Colonization

Colonization occurs whenever any one or more species populate an area. The term, which is derived from the Latin colere, "to inhabit, cultivate, frequent practice, tend, guard, respect", originally referred to humans. During the 19th century, biogeographers appropriated the term to also describe the activities of birds, bacteria, or plant species. Human colonization is a narrower category than the related concept of colonialism. Colonization refers strictly to migration, for example, to settler colonies, trading posts, and plantations, while colonialism deals with this, along with ruling the existing indigenous peoples of styled "new territories".

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COLONISE


agonize
ˈæɡəˌnaɪz
colonize
ˈkɒləˌnaɪz
decolonise
diːˈkɒləˌnaɪz
decolonize
diːˈkɒləˌnaɪz
dehumanize
diːˈhjuːməˌnaɪz
euthanize
ˈjuːθəˌnaɪz
harmonize
ˈhɑːməˌnaɪz
humanize
ˈhjuːməˌnaɪz
ionize
ˈaɪəˌnaɪz
Italianize
ɪˈtæljəˌnaɪz
melanize
ˈmɛləˌnaɪz
modernize
ˈmɒdəˌnaɪz
organize
ˈɔːɡəˌnaɪz
polonize
ˈpɒləˌnaɪz
recolonise
riːˈkɒləˌnaɪz
recolonize
riːˈkɒləˌnaɪz
reorganize
riːˈɔːɡəˌnaɪz
revolutionize
ˌrɛvəˈluːʃəˌnaɪz
synchronize
ˈsɪŋkrəˌnaɪz
westernize
ˈwɛstəˌnaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COLONISE

colonialist
colonialistic
colonialize
colonially
colonialness
colonic
colonic irrigation
Colonies
colonisable
colonisation
colonisationist
coloniser
colonist
colonitis
colonizable
colonization
colonizationist
colonize
colonized
colonizer

WORDS THAT END LIKE COLONISE

adonise
agonise
antagonise
canonise
caponise
carbonise
decarbonise
demonise
ebonise
euphonise
gluttonise
ionise
ironise
jargonise
lionise
organise
ozonise
preconise
resynchronise
revolutionise
synchronise

Synonyms and antonyms of colonise in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «colonise» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COLONISE

Find out the translation of colonise to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of colonise from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «colonise» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

拓殖
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

colonizar
570 millions of speakers

English

colonise
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उपनिवेश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

استعمار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

колонизировать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

colonizar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উপনিবেশ স্থাপন করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coloniser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menjajah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

besiedeln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

植民地化する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

식민지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jajahane
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lập nghiệp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குடியேறுகின்றன
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वसाहत करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kolonize
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

colonizzare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kolonizować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

колонізувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

coloniza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποικίζουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

koloniseer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kolonisera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kolonisere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of colonise

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COLONISE»

The term «colonise» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.641 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COLONISE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «colonise» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «colonise» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about colonise

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLONISE»

Discover the use of colonise in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to colonise and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hungry Corporations: Transnational Biotech Companies ...
This work provides a detailed account of how huge agrochemical corporations have come to control the food chain, exposing their influence over governments, regulatory bodies and university research.
Ricarda Steinbrecher, 2003
2
French Akaroa: An Attempt to Colonise Southern New Zealand
This book looks at the elaborate French government-backed plans to settle and annex 'Southern New Zealand' - and at what the French did when they found the British had got there first.
Peter Tremewan, 2010
3
Reasons for the British decision to colonise Botany Bay in 1788
Nevertheless the essay will explore the second view and show that the British government made a momentous decision based on non-convict motives like economic benefit or strategic naval moves.
Erik Rohleder, 2010
4
Colonial South Africa and the Origins of the Racial Order
5, Centre for African Studies (Cape Town, 1981); Elbourne, '"To Colonise the Mind,"' 143-58. The first formal corps for Khoi-Bastaard allies had been established in 1781-2. The Cape Regiment was re-established by the British in 1806 as a ...
Timothy J. Keegan, 1996
5
History Gr11 T/g
colonise. Africa? Learner's Book page 16 120 minutes This investigation presents an opportunity for learners to explore the reasons behind the European colonisation of Africa. Learners are presented with a number of sources which they ...
Nicola Frick, Dylan Wray, Jill Fried
6
To Colonise England: A Plea for a Policy
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Charles F. G. Masterman, 2010
7
Convergences and Interferences: Newness in Intercultural ...
He underlines the phenomenon of reproduction of oppression that takes place: " Cette agressivite sedimentee dans ses muscles, le colonise va la manifester d' abord contre les siens" iFanon 1961: 18l. He adds further: Au niveau des individus.
Kathleen Gyssels, Isabel Hoving, Maggie Ann Bowers, 2001
8
Biographia Britannica literaria; or Biography of literary ...
Colonise, 1534. Bedse Presbyteri Commentarii in Epistolas Canonicas. 8vo. Colonise, 1534. Bedse Presbyteri Anglo-Saxonis Homilise in D. Pauli Epistolas et alias Vetcris et Novi Testamenti lectiones tam de Tempore quam de Sanctis. 8vo.
Thomas Wright, 1842
9
Biological Control of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes:: Building ...
Both nematophagous and entomopathogenic fungi have demonstrated their ability to endophytically colonise plant tissues (Lopez-Llorca et al. 2006; Vega et al. 2008). It has been suggested that FPI may have arisen from plant pathogens to ...
Keith Davies, Yitzhak Spiegel, 2011
10
Earth Care Manual: A Permaculture Handbook for Britain & ...
Secondly, some species are slow to colonise new ground. The ability to colonise varies both between OLD TREES Age is as important when assessing individual trees as it is with whole ecosystems, because many of the creatures which live ...
Patrick Whitefield, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLONISE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term colonise is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Why do rainforests matter? You asked Google – and here's the answer
Yet neither the south American nor the New Guinean harpy eagle ever stray outside the rainforest, and they have failed to colonise even large, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Together bacteria invade antibiotic landscapes
Scientists at TU Delft's Kavli Institute of Nanoscience have discovered that bacteria can colonise environments in which there are deadly ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
3
Comet 'unequivocally' home to alien life
Microorganisms could use liquid water to colonise the comet — infiltrating cracks in the ice and “snow” during warmer periods when the cosmic ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
4
Saudi Arabia to invest record $10bn in Russia
Wait lets be realistic eat some more flawed GMO and if not, we will take your land by technicalities, the land your forfather owned and colonise. «RT, Jul 15»
5
Israel's patronising manipulation of Gaza's narrative
In a speech several months ago, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon endorsed Israel's intent to colonise Gaza by stating that funds for ... «Middle East Monitor, Jul 15»
6
How We'll Live On Mars: A Manifesto For Colonising The Red Planet
... to put his money where his mouth is, it seems more likely than ever that the rockets and spacecraft we need to colonise Mars are coming. «Gizmodo Australia, Jul 15»
7
London isn't over - you're just bored with it
For some upwardly mobile professionals, the move to re-colonise formerly depressed areas of inner London, like Shoreditch and the many ... «Spiked, Jul 15»
8
Blair reaped a whirlwind
... of time,” but he accepts no responsibility for involving Britain in illegal invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq and encouraging Israel to colonise Palestinian land. «Morning Star Online, Jul 15»
9
A guide to the 23 newly-minted world heritage sites
The site is an example of interweaving Spanish and Coahuiltecan cultures which "illustrate the Spanish Crown's efforts to colonise, evangelise ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
10
Life outside Earth? Philae's comet may host alien 'life', say …
Micro-organisms could use liquid water to colonise the comet -- infiltrating cracks in the ice and "snow" during warmer periods when the cosmic ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»

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