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colonize [sth],
also UK: colonise [sth]⇒ vtr | (migrants: settle in) | colonizar⇒ vtr |
| | | poblar⇒ vtr |
| | Early explorers colonized the coastal regions. |
| | Los primeros exploradores colonizaron las regiones costeras. |
colonize [sb],
also UK: colonise [sb]⇒ vtr | (rule over indigenous people) | colonizar a vtr + prep |
| | The Romans invaded and colonized the Gauls. |
| | Los romanos invadieron y colonizaron a los galos. |
colonize [sth],
also UK: colonise [sth]⇒ vtr | (animals: form a colony in) (animales) | establecer una colonia loc verb |
| | The family of meerkats colonized the prairie. |
| | La familia de suricatas estableció una colonia en la pradera. |
colonize,
also UK: colonise vi | (form a colony) | formar una colonia loc verb |
| | The bacteria surprised scientists by colonizing. |
| | La bacteria sorprendió a los científicos formando una colonia. |