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colonize

col.o.nize \'ka:l-*-.ni-z\ vt 1a: to establish a colony in or on  1b: to 
   establish in a colony  2: to send illegal or irregularly qualified voters 
   into  3: to infiltrate with usu. subversive militants for propaganda and 
   strateg y reasons {~ industries} : to make or establish a colony : SETTLE  
   - col.o.niz.er n