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Colonised vs Settled - What's the difference?

colonised | settled |

As verbs the difference between colonised and settled

is that colonised is (colonise) while settled is (settle).

As an adjective settled is

comfortable and at ease, especially after a period of change or unrest.

colonised

English

Alternative forms

*colonized (US )

Verb

(head)
  • (colonise)

    • colonise

    English

    Alternative forms

    * colonize

    Verb

    (colonis)
  • To settle (somewhere) with (l).
  • To settle (a species, group of people, or the like) in a new place as a colony.
  • To begin a new colony.

    • Related terms

    * colonial * colonialism * colonist * colony

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    settled

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Comfortable and at ease, especially after a period of change or unrest.
    • It took me a while to feel settled after I moved to this big city.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (settle)