recolonize

R1E1C3O1L1O1N1I1Z10E1

verb

To colonize again, especially after decolonization.

OriginEnglish colonize ← Middle English colane ← Latin colōnia →
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Meanings

verbrecolonize (third-person singular simple present recolonizes, present participle recolonizing, simple past and past participle recolonized)

present singular third person recolonizes · participle present recolonizing · participle past recolonized · past recolonized · alternative recolonise

  1. To colonize again, especially after decolonization.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  8. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  9. Latincolō
  10. Latincolōnus
  11. Latincolōnia
  12. Middle Englishcolane
  13. Englishcolony
  14. Englishcolonize
  15. Englishrecolonize

From re- + colonize.

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Translations

Catalan recolonitzar
  • recolonitzarTranslations
French recoloniser
  • recoloniserTranslations
German rekolonisieren
  • rekolonisierenTranslations
Romanian recoloniza
  • recolonizaTranslations
Swedish återkolonisera
  • återkoloniseraTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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