COLONIALISM Synonyms

• the act of conquering

• success in mastering something difficult

• an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone

• power to direct or determine

• a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another

• (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc

• a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment

• the activity of managing or exerting control over something

• the state that exists when one person or group has power over another

• discipline in personal and social activities

• great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity

• a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine

• a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance

• the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.

• exercise authoritative control or power over

• lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

• handle and cause to function

• maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage

• check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard

• place under restrictions; limit access to by law

• verify by using a duplicate register for comparison

• be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

• have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of

• the state of being a slave

• the act of making slaves of your captives

• the doctrine of expanding the territory or the economic influence of a country

• the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful

• an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)

• a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries

• a political orientation that advocates imperial interests

• any instance of aggressive extension of authority

• the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

• the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power

• any activity that occupies a person's attention

• the act of occupying or taking possession of a building

• the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied

• the act of subjugating by cruelty

• the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority:

• a feeling of being oppressed

• forced submission to control by others

• the act of subjugating by cruelty

• the act of conquering