colonise

verb

1.
settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
colonize
Agent:
coloniser
Event:
colonisation
Antonym:
decolonise
Derived from:
colonisation coloniser colony
Exemplifies:
Australian spelling British spelling
2.
settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)
fermshippen landboten colonize
Event:
colonisation
Derived from:
colonisation colony
Exemplifies:
Australian spelling British spelling