as in to inhabit
to supply with inhabitants
believes that someday humans will be sent to colonize Mars
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Institutions like universities and record companies colonize the music.
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A.d. Carson, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2024
Hundreds of life forms, including microbes, mussels and tube worms, colonized these structures, thriving near zones of intense pressure and temperatures as hot as 248 degrees Fahrenheit (120 Celsius).
—Suzanne Oconnell, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2024
Japan colonized Taiwan for 50 years, from 1895 to 1945, imposing its language and systems of governance throughout the island.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2024
Along with other sci-fi staples such as living forever and computerizing consciousness, colonizing Mars is now an obsession of our tech elite.
—Theunis Bates, theweek, 28 Aug. 2024
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A.d. Carson, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2024
Hundreds of life forms, including microbes, mussels and tube worms, colonized these structures, thriving near zones of intense pressure and temperatures as hot as 248 degrees Fahrenheit (120 Celsius).
—Suzanne Oconnell, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2024
Japan colonized Taiwan for 50 years, from 1895 to 1945, imposing its language and systems of governance throughout the island.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2024
Along with other sci-fi staples such as living forever and computerizing consciousness, colonizing Mars is now an obsession of our tech elite.
—Theunis Bates, theweek, 28 Aug. 2024
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“Colonize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colonize. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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