Medical Definition colonize verb col· o· nize ˈkäl-ə-ˌnīz colonized; colonizing; colonizes transitive + intransitive of a microorganism : to multiply in or on a host or an inanimate object or surface

Colonization (British English: colonisation) is a process of establishing control over areas or peoples for foreign people to advance their trade, cultivation, exploitation and possibly settlement.

Weeds quickly colonized the field. The island had been colonized by plants and animals. Certain plants are prolific colonizers.

Peru was colonized by the Spanish in the 16th century. European nations set about violently invading and colonizing large chunks of the globe. Some scientists believe that we will have to …

The act of one country settling and establishing control of another country and then occupying it by settlers from the colonizing country.

colonize something (biology) (of animals or plants) to live or grow in large numbers in a particular area. The slopes are colonized by flowering plants. Bats had colonized the ruins. Definition of …

colonized, colonizing (of a nation or government) to claim and forcibly take control of (a territory other than its own), usually sending some of its own people to settle there.