COLONIZE

Definition:

1. [verb] settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"
   Synonyms: colonise
   
   
2. [verb] settle as colonists or establish a colony (in); "The British colonized the East Coast"
   Synonyms: colonise
   
   

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