verb🔗ShareColonizarTo settle (a place) with colonists, and hence make (a place) into a colony."The ants are colonizing the picnic blanket, attracted by the crumbs. "Las hormigas están colonizando la manta de picnic, atraídas por las migas.politicsnationgovernmenthistoryworldstateplaceareasocietygeographyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareColonizarTo settle (a group of people, a species, or the like) in a place as a colony."The ants are colonizing the picnic blanket. "Las hormigas están colonizando la manta de picnic.historypoliticsworldnationgovernmentsocietyenvironmentecologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareColonizarTo settle among and establish control over (the indigenous people of an area)."The European powers were colonizing Africa, taking over the land and controlling the lives of the local people. "Las potencias europeas estaban colonizando África, apoderándose de la tierra y controlando la vida de la población local.politicshistorygovernmentnationworldstatesocietywaractioninhumancultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareColonizar, establecer coloniasTo begin a colony or colonies."The bacteria were quickly colonizing the petri dish. "Las bacterias estaban colonizando rápidamente la placa de Petri.politicsworldhistorygovernmentnationstatewarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareApropiarse, usurpar(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."The bigger company was criticized for colonizing the smaller company's innovative ideas, taking credit for their work without proper attribution. "La empresa más grande fue criticada por apropiarse de las ideas innovadoras de la empresa más pequeña, atribuyéndose el mérito de su trabajo sin la atribución adecuada.politicsculturesocietyhistoryactionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading