Answer: colonised

AnswerCrossword Clue
colonised(of a country or its citizens) Send a group of settlers to (a place) and establish political control over it
colonised(of a plant or animal) Establish itself in an area
colonisedCome to settle among and establish political control over (the indigenous people of an area)
colonisedAppropriate (a place or domain) for one's own use
colonisedCOLONISE, to establish a colony, also COLONIZE