colonialize

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verb

To make colonial.

OriginEnglish colonial ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English colane →
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Meanings

verbcolonialize (third-person singular simple present colonializes, present participle colonializing, simple past and past participle colonialized)

present singular third person colonializes · participle present colonializing · participle past colonialized · past colonialized

  1. To make colonial.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  3. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  4. Latincolō
  5. Latincolōnus
  6. Latincolōnia
  7. Middle Englishcolane
  8. Englishcolony
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Englishcolonial
  12. Englishcolonialize

From colonial + -ize.

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APA

colonialize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colonialize

MLA

“colonialize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colonialize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colonialize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colonialize.

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