<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object)<ul><li><strong>Colonized, Colonizing.</strong></li><li>(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.</li><li>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.</li><li>To be the first settlers in: Southern Pacific islanders are thought to have colonized Hawaii around A.D. 450.</li><li>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.</li><li>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.</li><li>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.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>