colonize
To settle with colonists, and hence make into a colonyTo settle (a place) with colonists, and hence make (a place) into a colony.
» Can we colonize Mars?
Мы можем колонизировать Марс?
Ми можемо колонізувати Марс?
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To settle (a place) with colonists, and hence make (a place) into a colony.
kolonisieren
колонізува́тиkolonizuváty
settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)
(transitive)To settle among and establish control over (the indigenous people of an area).
(intransitive)To begin a colony or colonies.
kolonisieren
колонизи́роватьkolonizírovatʹ
колонізува́тиkolonizuváty, заселя́тиzaseljáty, засели́тиzaselýty
(broadly, transitive)To intrude into and take over (the autonomy, experience, social movement, etc, of a less powerful person or group); to commandeer or appropriate.
Examples
56 sentencesCan we colonize Mars?
Ми можемо колонізувати Марс?
ruМы можем колонизировать Марс?
Can Mars be colonized?
Чи можливо колонізувати Марс?
ruВозможно ли колонизировать Марс?
We need to colonize other planets.
Нам треба колонізувати інші планети.
ruНам нужно колонизировать другие планеты.
deWir müssen andere Planeten kolonisieren.
Is it possible to colonize Mars?
Will it be possible to colonize Mars?
Translations
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Forms
colonizes, colonizing, colonized, colonizedSynonyms
1 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
18 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle