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colonised

/ˈkɒlənaɪzd/ /ˈkɒləˌnaɪzd/

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verb

Colonizar

To settle (a place) with colonists, and hence make (a place) into a colony.

Examples :

"The Europeans colonised North America, displacing the indigenous populations. "

Los europeos colonizaron América del Norte, desplazando a las poblaciones indígenas.

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Colonizar

To settle (a group of people, a species, or the like) in a place as a colony.

Examples :

"The ants colonised the picnic blanket, quickly covering it with their nest. "

Las hormigas colonizaron la manta de picnic, cubriéndola rápidamente con su nido.

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Colonizar, establecerse

To settle among and establish control over (the indigenous people of an area).

Examples :

"The European powers colonised many African countries in the 19th century, exploiting their resources and imposing their own systems of government. "

Las potencias europeas colonizaron muchos países africanos en el siglo XIX, explotando sus recursos e imponiendo sus propios sistemas de gobierno.

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Colonizar, establecer colonias

To begin a colony or colonies.

Examples :

"Bees often colonised the empty hive in our garden every spring. "

Las abejas a menudo colonizaban la colmena vacía de nuestro jardín cada primavera.

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Colonizar, apropiarse

(by extension) To intrude into and take over (the autonomy, experience, social movement, etc, of a less powerful person or group); to commandeer or appropriate.

Examples :

"The popular social media trend was colonised by large corporations, taking over the space for their own marketing campaigns. "

La tendencia popular en las redes sociales fue colonizada por grandes corporaciones, que se apropiaron del espacio para sus propias campañas de marketing.

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