colonise
Occupy foreign territory
Colonise is the British spelling of colonize.
To colonise is to establish control over a territory and its people, typically by settling there and imposing outside governance: Britain colonised much of Africa in the 19th century.
The word extends to any takeover or spreading occupation: Weeds colonised the abandoned lot.
In biology, organisms colonise new habitats when populations establish themselves there.
Domain under unified control
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- subjugationForcing into submission
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
protectorate · hegemony · exploitation · imperialist · oppression · viceroy · governor-general · administration
Those who establish homes
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
- migrationMovement to new territory
- emigrantsPeople leaving their country
township · outpost · encampment · inhabitants · plantation · establishment · founding · arrival
Bring under dominion
- conquerOvercome by force
- controlAuthority to direct
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
- suppressForcibly put an end to
oppress · occupy · subdue · overthrow · enslave · exploitation · resistance · rebellion
Large-scale farming operation
- farmingCultivating land for food
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- cropCultivated agricultural plants
- harvestGathering mature crops
irrigation · cash crop · tobacco · cotton · sugar · rubber · spice · tea
Nucleus-free single-celled organisms
- microorganismMicroscopic living entity
- organismLiving biological entity
- populateFill with inhabitants
- inhabitTo dwell within
spread · proliferate · growth · petri dish · host · gut flora · invasive species · ecosystem
empire
Domain under unified control
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- subjugationForcing into submission
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
annexation · protectorate · hegemony · exploitation · imperialist · oppression · viceroy · governor-general · administration · dominion
settlers
Those who establish homes
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
- migrationMovement to new territory
emigrants · township · outpost · encampment · inhabitants · plantation · establishment · founding · arrival · displacement
subjugate
Bring under dominion
suppress · oppress · occupy · subdue · overthrow · enslave · exploitation · resistance · rebellion · dispossession
plantation
Large-scale farming operation
harvest · irrigation · cash crop · tobacco · cotton · sugar · rubber · spice · tea · coffee
bacteria
Nucleus-free single-celled organisms
- microorganismMicroscopic living entity
- organismLiving biological entity
- populateFill with inhabitants
inhabit · spread · proliferate · growth · petri dish · host · gut flora · invasive species · ecosystem · habitat
colonisedecolonise
End foreign domination
decolonize · liberate · emancipate · free · self-govern
- space colonizationSettling beyond Earth
- British colonizationEngland's historic overseas conquest
- European colonizationForeign powers seizing territories
- Mars colonizationInhabiting another world
- Spanish colonizationIberia's global territorial acquisition
- French colonizationOverseas territorial acquisition by Paris
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