What does «colonizar» mean in Spanish?
- To populate an unoccupied place with settlers. To settle a group of people in a place other than where they came from in order to exploit its resources.
Examples of use in Spanish: "colonizar las tierras descubiertas".
"los primeros expedicionarios que llegaron a América primero colonizaron las regiones más ricas".
- Establish colonies, even if the site is occupied.
Examples of use in Spanish: "los griegos colonizaron el mar Egeo"
- To convert a region or country into a colony of another, generally through conquest, exploitation and domination.
Examples of use in Spanish: "España colonizó durante varios siglos casi todo el continente americano".
"Francia colonizó el norte de África".
- To transmit or impose a country's culture to the colony.
Examples of use in Spanish: "no nos debemos dejar colonizar culturalmente por EEUU".
- Imperialism; the imposition of a powerful country or state on a region, usually culturally and economically.
- Occupation of a space by a group of animals, plants or microorganisms.
Examples of use in Spanish: "las hormigas colonizaron el terreno".