英汉解释

vt. 将…开拓为殖民地；移于殖民地；[美]从他地非法把选民移入
vi. 开拓殖民地；移居于殖民地

同义词

v. colonise

反义词

v.   decolonise，decolonize

参考例句

1. The English and the Spanish were among the first to colonize North America.
英国人和西班牙人是首先向北美洲开拓殖民地的。
2. Someday human beings will attempt to colonize outer space.
有朝一日人类会试图开拓外太空成殖民地。
3. The divers want to show it's possible for humans to colonize the seabed.
这个（这些）潜水员想要表明，人类是有可能住在海底的。

英英解释

v.
  1. settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
  2. settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)

网络释义

colonize
拓殖，殖民; 拓殖; 开拓殖民地; 移（民）于殖民地;
colonize taiwan
殖民台湾;
coca colonize
美国化;
The Plan to Colonize Commercial Notes Market in China
拓展我国融资性票据市场的构想;