vt.

1. 将……开拓（或建立）为殖民地
   The British first colonized Australia in the 18th century.

   十八世纪时英国人最先拓殖澳洲。

2. 移（民）于殖民地
3. 【美】移（选民）于某地区以左右选举结果；从他地非法把选民移入（某地区）

vi.

1. 开拓殖民地
2. 移居于殖民地

v.

1. establish a colony in (a place).
   ▸establish control over (the indigenous people of a colony).
2. appropriate (a place or domain) for one's own use.
3. Ecology  (of a plant or animal) establish itself in (an area).