"hypercolonize" meaning in English

See hypercolonize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˌhaɪ.pɚˈkɑl.ə.naɪz/ Forms: hypercolonizes [present, singular, third-person], hypercolonizing [participle, present], hypercolonized [participle, past], hypercolonized [past], hypercolonise [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Latin colōnus Latin colōniader. Middle English colane English colony Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English colonize English hypercolonize From hyper- + colonize. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|hyper-|colonize|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Latin colōnus Latin colōniader. Middle English colane English colony Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English colonize English hypercolonize, {{pre|en|hyper|colonize}} hyper- + colonize Head templates: {{en-verb}} hypercolonize (third-person singular simple present hypercolonizes, present participle hypercolonizing, simple past and past participle hypercolonized)
  1. To colonize excessively. Derived forms: hypercolonization

Inflected forms

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