Colonize
Colonize verb - To supply with inhabitants.
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Synonyms for Colonize
Develop and colonize are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Develop" instead a verb "Colonize".
Common collocations
| civilization | colonize civilization | develop civilization |
| system | colonize system | develop system |
| travel | colonize travel | develop travel |
| technologies | colonize technologies | develop technologies |
Both words in one sentence
- The Split develop crude rockets and colonize the moons of their homeworld. (X-Universe)
- Also endlessly opinionated about Earth culture to the point where humans develop FTL and colonize other worlds to get away from them.
Source: Benevolent Alien Invasion - They develop Hyperspace travel and plan to colonize the Galaxy by constellations: USA get the Eagle, Russia gets the Bear, China gets the Dragon.
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