From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
colonized \colonized\ adjective
1. inhabited by people who were born in or retain strong ties to another country.
2. politically ruled by citizens of another country. [PJC]
3. having a population (of animals or plants) which moved in from another territory.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Colonize \Col"o*nize\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Colonized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Colonizing}.] [Cf. F. coloniser.] To plant or establish a colony or colonies in; to people with colonists; to migrate to and settle in. --Bacon.
They that would thus colonize the stars with inhabitants. --Howell.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
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