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colonised

/ˈkɒlənaɪzd/ /ˈkɒləˌnaɪzd/

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verb

Колонизировать

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

Examples :

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

Европейцы колонизировали Северную Америку, вытеснив коренное население.

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Колонизировать, заселять

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. "

Муравьи колонизировали одеяло для пикника, быстро покрыв его своим гнездом.

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Колонизировать, заселять

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. "

В XIX веке европейские державы колонизировали многие африканские страны, эксплуатируя их ресурсы и навязывая собственные системы управления.

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Основать колонию, колонизировать

To begin a colony or colonies.

Examples :

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

Пчелы часто колонизировали пустой улей в нашем саду каждую весну.

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Захватывать, присваивать

(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. "

Популярный тренд в социальных сетях был захвачен крупными корпорациями, которые присвоили себе пространство для собственных маркетинговых кампаний.

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