COLONIZE in a Sentence

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1. I regularly drink a laxative tea to cleanse my colon.
2. The first British attempt to colonize Ireland was in the twelfth century.
3. Dr Lee believes that men who exercise can halve their risk of cancer of the colon.

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 Meanings and Examples of COLONIZE
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colonize
 v.  migrate to and settle in; plant
Classic Sentence:
1  Schemes of migration and colonization arose among them; but these they refused to entertain, and they eventually turned to the Abolition movement as a final refuge.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
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Example Sentence:
1  Portuguese attempts to colonize Asia were generally unsuccessful, though it did retain major colonies in Africa until the mid-twentieth century.
2  The first British attempt to colonize Ireland was in the twelfth century.
3  I regularly drink a laxative tea to cleanse my colon.
4  Dr Lee believes that men who exercise can halve their risk of cancer of the colon.