Colonize has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
"Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"
2
settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)
"The British colonized the East Coast"
3
To settle (a place) with colonists, and hence make (a place) into a colony.
Broader Terms (hypernyms)