neo-colonize
Appearance
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- neo-colonise (British)
- neocolonise (British)
- neocolonize
Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]neo-colonize (third-person singular simple present neo-colonizes, present participle neo-colonizing, simple past and past participle neo-colonized)
- (transitive) To convert into a neo-colony. [20c.]
- 2009 July 13, Dr. Kofi J. Roberts, The Sargasso Bridge: America Speaks, Africa Answers[1], iUniverse, →ISBN, page 85:
- Africans need not continue to fear what they see and interpret as hidden American intentions to neo-colonize and further exploit their continent, directly or through proxies, lackeys, and ploys.
Translations
[edit]to convert into a neo-colony
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