/ Thesaurus / C Synonyms of colonise Find synonyms for: Verb1. colonize, colonise, annexusage: settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"2. colonize, colonise, settle, locateusage: settle as colonists or establish a colony (in); "The British colonized the East Coast"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: reticent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language