ଅର୍ଥ : Settle as a colony. Of countries in the developing world.
ଉଦାହରଣ :
Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century.
ସମକକ୍ଷ : colonize
Grant independence to (a former colony).
West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's.ଅର୍ଥ : Settle as colonists or establish a colony (in).
ଉଦାହରଣ :
The British colonized the East Coast.
ସମକକ୍ଷ : colonize