colonizes

Definition

To settle in, infiltrate, or take over an area or domain, often gradually spreading into or occupying territory that was previously separate or independent.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'colere', meaning to cultivate or dwell. It evolved into the concept of establishing settlements in new territories before expanding in modern usage to metaphorically describe the encroachment of one field or concept into another.

In the news

The article uses the term to describe how the state of exception has moved from being a temporary, contained event to one that increasingly permeates and occupies the ordinary, everyday political life of citizens.

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