Colonise and Stay

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Colonise verb - Settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world.

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Stay is an antonym for colonise.

Stay verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.

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Colonise is an antonym for stay.

Nearby Words: stayed, staying

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Stay and Colonise. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/colonise/stay

Colonise & Stay. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/colonise/stay>.

Stay or Colonise. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/colonise/stay.

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