(transitive) To settle (a place) with colonists, and hence make (a place) into a colony. / (transitive) To settle (a group of people, a species, or the like) in a place as a colony.

The punctuation mark ":". / (rare) The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon).

Of, relating to, affecting or within the colon.

An enema.

The process of establishing a colony. / (social sciences) The process of colonizing or taking over.

plural of colonization

plural of colonic

One who makes a group or place into a colony; one who establishes a colonial relationship. / One who establishes or joins a colony; a colonist. / One who intrudes and takes over.

simple past tense and past participle of colonize

(obsolete) Of or relating to husbandmen.