English Explanatory Dictionary

hypercolonize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To colonize excessively.

Pronunciation

/ˌhaɪ.pɚˈkɑl.ə.naɪz/

Word forms

hypercolonize hypercolonizes hypercolonizing hypercolonized hypercolonise

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.

Derived words

hypercolonization

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