Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Colonize \Col"o*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Colonized}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Colonizing}.] [Cf. F. coloniser.]
   To plant or establish a colony or colonies in; to people with
   colonists; to migrate to and settle in. --Bacon.

         They that would thus colonize the stars with
         inhabitants.                             --Howell.

Colonize \Col"o*nize\, v. i.
   To remove to, and settle in, a distant country; to make a
   colony. --C. Buchanan.

Source : WordNet®

colonize
     v 1: settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world;
          "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century" [syn: {colonise}]
          [ant: {decolonize}, {decolonize}]
     2: settle as colonists or establish a colony (in); "The British
        colonized the East Coast" [syn: {colonise}]