colonize
🇬🇧 UK/'kɒlәnaiz/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
v.
To establish a colony in a place; to settle and take control of a territory and its people.
开拓殖民地,对…进行殖民统治
🧩 Root Breakdown
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Several European nations competed to colonize territories in Africa during the 19th century.