No. 10,243 in Spanish
colonizar
To establish control over a territory and its people, often by settling and exploiting resources.
In a sentence
Los exploradores europeos intentaron colonizar nuevas tierras.
The European explorers tried to colonize new lands.
In this sentence, 'colonizar' is used in the sense of establishing control over new territories.
La empresa ha colonizado el mercado con su nuevo producto innovador.
The company has colonized the market with its new innovative product.
Here, 'colonizar' is used metaphorically to mean dominating or occupying a space figuratively.
La historia enseña las lecciones de los actos de colonización a nivel mundial.
History teaches the lessons of acts of colonization globally.
In this context, 'colonizar' references the abstract concept of the historical acts and their implications.
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