colonise

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colonise

/ˈkɒlənaɪz/ UK
/ˈkɔlənɑjz/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈkɑlənaɪz/ US
/ˈkɔlənaɪz/ Scotland

verb colonises · colonising · colonised · colonize

Non-Oxford British standard spelling of colonize. “I sovereign, Lidia Thorpe, do solemnly and sincerely swear that I will be faithful and I bear true allegiance to the colonising her majesty Queen Elizabeth II,” she said.

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@misc{colonise_2026,
  title = {colonise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/colonise},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}