recolonizes
Settles land again
Recolonizes means to colonize again—to reestablish control over a territory that was previously colonized, or to repopulate an area after a species had disappeared from it.
The political sense carries the weight of colonial history: Critics warned that economic dependency would recolonize the newly independent nation.
In ecology, the term is neutral: Wolves have recolonized parts of their former range.
Move to live elsewhere
- repopulateFill again with inhabitants
- reinhabitDwell somewhere again
- reoccupyInhabit a place again
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
migrate · reestablish · pioneers · settlers · colonists · diaspora · displacement · relocation
Harmful non-native organism
- reintroduceBring back into use
- spreadTo distribute widely
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
ecosystem · native species · biodiversity · regrowth · microbiome · gut flora · bacteria · succession
Restoring vigor or vitality
- renewalMaking current again
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
rebuilding · recovery · reintegration · reinvigorate · reclaim · reestablish · reassert · reconstitute
Domination through foreign settlement
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- subjugationForcing into submission
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- hegemonyDominant group's control
annexation · conquest · occupation · exploitation · dominion · sovereignty · regime · mandate
resettle
Move to live elsewhere
- repopulateFill again with inhabitants
- reinhabitDwell somewhere again
- reoccupyInhabit a place again
homestead · migrate · reestablish · pioneers · settlers · colonists · diaspora · displacement · relocation · enclave
invasive species
Harmful non-native organism
- reintroduceBring back into use
- spreadTo distribute widely
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
habitat · ecosystem · native species · biodiversity · regrowth · microbiome · gut flora · bacteria · succession · reclaim
revitalization
Restoring vigor or vitality
- renewalMaking current again
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
reconstruction · rebuilding · recovery · reintegration · reinvigorate · reclaim · reestablish · reassert · reconstitute · replenish
colonialism
Domination through foreign settlement
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- subjugationForcing into submission
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
hegemony · annexation · conquest · occupation · exploitation · dominion · sovereignty · regime · mandate · protectorate
recolonizesabandons
Ceases to support
evacuates · depopulates · deserts · vacates · empties
recolonizesdecolonizes
Ends foreign imperial rule
liberates · emancipates · frees · relinquishes · cedes