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colonise
Overview of verb colonise
The verb colonise has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. colonize, colonise -- (settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century")
2. colonize, colonise -- (settle as colonists or establish a colony (in); "The British colonized the East Coast")
Grep of noun colonise
coloniser
Antonyms of verb colonise
1 of 2 senses of colonise
Sense 1
colonize, colonise
Antonym of decolonise (Sense 1)
=>decolonize, decolonise
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb colonise
2 senses of colonise
Sense 1
colonize, colonise
=> annex
=> assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogate
=> take
Sense 2
colonize, colonise
=> settle, locate
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb colonise
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb colonise
2 senses of colonise
Sense 1
colonize, colonise
=> annex
Sense 2
colonize, colonise
=> settle, locate
'Cause To' of verb colonise
Derived Forms of verb colonise
2 senses of colonise
Sense 1
colonize, colonise
RELATED TO>(noun) colonisation#1
=> colonization, colonisation, settlement
RELATED TO>(noun) coloniser#1
=> colonizer, coloniser
RELATED TO>(noun) colony#1
=> colony, settlement
Sense 2
colonize, colonise
RELATED TO>(noun) colonisation#1
=> colonization, colonisation, settlement
RELATED TO>(noun) colony#1
=> colony, settlement
Domain of verb colonise
Domain Terms of verb colonise
Familiarity of verb colonise
colonise used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb colonise
2 senses of colonise
Sense 1
colonize, colonise
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
colonize, colonise
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb colonise
2 senses of colonise
Sense 1
colonize, colonise
> annex
=> colonize, colonise
Sense 2
colonize, colonise
> settle, locate
=> colonize, colonise
=> resettle
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb colonise
Sense 1
colonize, colonise
=> annex
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Sense 2
colonize, colonise
=> settle, locate
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Grep of verb colonise
colonise
decolonise
Grep of adj colonise
colonised
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