[{"word":"colonize","phonetic":"/ˈkɒlənaɪz/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈkɒlənaɪz/","audio":""},{"text":"/ˈkɑlənaɪz/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To settle (a place) with colonists, and hence make (a place) into a colony.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To settle (a group of people, a species, or the like) in a place as a colony.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To settle among and establish control over (the indigenous people of an area).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To begin a colony or colonies.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(by extension) To intrude into and take over (the autonomy, experience, social movement, etc, of a less powerful person or group); to commandeer or appropriate.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/colonize"]}]