Past tense of colonize

Forms of colonize

Colonized in a sentence

• When you are colonized by dangerous bacteria their presence in your body does no damage.2011, Steven Z. Kussin, Doctor, Your Patient Will See You Now, page 241
• To have our grief colonized to facilitate a racist political agenda was beyond offensive.2017 June 13, One Year After Pulse, Don't You Dare Come for Any of Us (Lambda Legal)
• The Native Americans colonized the New World in several waves from Asia, and thus they are considered part of the same Mongoloid race.From the entry race
• Notably, colonized patients have a much higher risk of developing MRSA infections than noncolonized patients.2016 March 1, “Monoclonal Antibody Targeting Staphylococcus aureus Surface Protein A (SasA) Protect Against Staphylococcus aureus Sepsis…. From the entry noncolonized
• The Penghu were colonized by the Portuguese, who named them the Pescadores (Fishermen).2011, Barbara Weightman, “Korea and Taiwan: Tigers Rising”, in Dragons and Tigers: A Geography of South, East and Southeast Asia, 3rd…. From the entry Makung

Meaning of colonize

1. verb To settle (a place) with colonists, and hence make (a place) into a colony.
2. verb To settle among and establish control over (the indigenous people of an area).
3. verb To begin a colony or colonies.

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Questions about the past tense of colonize

What is the past tense of colonize?

The past tense of colonize is colonized.

What is the past participle of colonize?

The past participle of colonize is colonized.

Is colonize a regular or irregular verb?

Colonize is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.