hypercolonize

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/ˌhaɪ.pɚˈkɑl.ə.naɪz/

verb

To colonize excessively.

OriginEnglish colonize ← Middle English colane ← Latin colōnia →
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Meanings

verbhypercolonize (third-person singular simple present hypercolonizes, present participle hypercolonizing, simple past and past participle hypercolonized)

present singular third person hypercolonizes · participle present hypercolonizing · participle past hypercolonized · past hypercolonized · alternative hypercolonise

  1. To colonize excessively.

    In addition to a dsdA mutant, dsdC mutants hypercolonize relative to wild type, suggesting that there are mechanisms of D-serine dependent virulence gene expression that are independent of DsdC [31 ].

    2015 September 15, “dsdA Does Not Affect Colonization of the Murine Urinary Tract by Escherichia coli CFT073”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  9. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  10. Latincolō
  11. Latincolōnus
  12. Latincolōnia
  13. Middle Englishcolane
  14. Englishcolony
  15. Englishcolonize
  16. Englishhypercolonize

From hyper- + colonize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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