Colonize
Found
Found verb - To be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of.
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- Earth colonies are all varying degrees of this, largely because the worlds humanity's ramrobot scouts found for humans to colonize rarely have more than a few places humans can live safely.
Source: Planetville -
A team of explorers, looking for suitable planets to colonize/loot, found one rich with wildlife and no apparent technology.
Source: Higher-Tech Species - Living Relic: Turns out that a few Prothean survivors found Autochthon's body and were given a place to colonize.
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