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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

colonise en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɔlənɑjz/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˈkɑlənaɪz/ (US)
  • /ˈkɒlənaɪz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈkɔlənaɪz/ (Scotland)
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. Non-Oxford British standard spelling of colonize.
    • “I sovereign, Lidia Thorpe, do solemnly and sincerely swear that I will be faithful and I bear true allegiance to the colonising her majesty Queen Elizabeth II,” she said. 2022 August 1, Josh Butler, quoting Lidia Thorpe, “Australian senator calls the Queen a coloniser while being sworn in to parliament”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
colonize alternative lexicographic
colonising Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
colonises Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
colonised Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
colonised Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

uncolonise · colonisable · colonisee · decolonise