colonized adj 1: inhabited by colonists [syn: {colonized}, {colonised}, {settled}]
colonized \colonized\ adj. 1. inhabited by people who were born in or retain strong ties to another country. Syn: settled. [WordNet 1.5] 2. politically ruled by citizens of another country. [PJC] 3. having a population (of animals or plants) which moved in from another territory. Syn: colonized. [PJC]
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. [1913 Webster] They that would thus colonize the stars with inhabitants. --Howell. [1913 Webster]