Verbs for Settlement

(colony) — colonizes; —dwindles; —governs; —flourishes; —languishes; —perishes; —pioneers; —progresses; —prospers ; —thrives; abandon—; attack—; attempt—; defend—; desert—; endanger—; establish—; forsake —; fortify—; garrison—; guide—; imperil —; oppress—; plant—; ravage—; reinforce —; rule—; tyrannize over—; —decays.