Colonizing

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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           They that would thus colonize the stars with
           inhabitants.                             --Howell.
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