[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["(of a nation or government) to claim and forcibly take control of (a territory other than its own), usually sending some of its own people to settle there:England colonized Australia.to move from one’s own country and settle in (such a territory):Dutch farmers were among the first Europeans to colonize the river valleys of New Jersey and New York.", "(of a nation or government) to claim and forcibly take control of (a territory other than its own), usually sending some of its own people to settle there:England colonized Australia.", "to move from one’s own country and settle in (such a territory):Dutch farmers were among the first Europeans to colonize the river valleys of New Jersey and New York.", "to be the first settlers in:Southern Pacific islanders are thought to have colonized Hawaii around a.d. 450.", "to compel or induce (people) to settle in an area for economic or political purposes:The government made efforts to colonize laborers and their families in areas suitable for growing rice.", "Biology.(of a species of plant or animal) to move or be transported to (a new habitat) and seek to become established there:Arthropods were the first animal species to colonize land around 450 million years ago.", "Microbiology, Medicine/Medical.(of a microbe) to multiply on or in (another organism), especially without causing infection or disease:Researchers attempted to get the bacteria in a probiotic to successfully colonize the intestines of 23 volunteers."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to take control of or settle in territories other than one’s own:Many other European powers were colonizing during the modern period besides France.When the British colonized in Australia, the basic rights of Aboriginals were taken away."]}]