recolonize en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Latin colōnus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin colōniader. Middle English colane English colony Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English colonize English recolonize From re- + colonize.
Meanings
- To colonize again, especially after decolonization.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| recolonizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| recolonise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| recolonizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| recolonized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| recolonized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
recolonisation · recolonization
Descendants
Translations (5)
ro recoloniza (Translations) · sv återkolonisera (Translations) · fr recoloniser (Translations) · ca recolonitzar (Translations) · de rekolonisieren (Translations)