colonizar

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colonizar

/ku.lu.ni.ˈzaɾ/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do francês coloniser

verb colonizando · colonizado · colonizo · colonizas · coloniza · colonizamos

transformar em ou criar colônia
estabelecer relação colonialista
habitar na qualidade de colono

Opposite: descolonizar

Thesaurus

verb

Opposite: descolonizar

In English

colonize transitive: to make (a place) into a colony

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"colonizar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/colonizar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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colonizar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/colonizar

Chicago

"colonizar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/colonizar.

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@misc{colonizar_2026,
  title = {colonizar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/colonizar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}