colonize

verbs

settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
"Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"
colonise, colonize
is derived from
colonization
is derived from
colonizer
is derived from
colony
antonym
decolonize
settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)
"The British colonized the East Coast"
colonise, colonize
is derived from
colonization
is derived from
colony