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decolonize

[dee-kol-uh-nahyz]
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verb (used with object), de·col·o·nized, de·col·o·niz·ing.

to release from the status of a colony.
to allow (a colony) to become self-governing or independent.

verb (used without object), de·col·o·nized, de·col·o·niz·ing.

to free a colony to become self-governing or independent.
Also especially British, de·col·o·nise.

Origin of decolonize

de- + colonize
Related formsde·col·o·ni·za·tion, noun
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Examples from the Web for decolonize

Contemporary Examples of decolonize

  • Pakistan, born in the scrabble to decolonize after World War II, has suffered from endless American and British meddling.

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    Sixty Years of Meddling and Bad Blood

    Alex Von Tunzelmann

    December 4, 2008

British Dictionary definitions for decolonize

decolonize

decolonise

verb

(tr) to grant independence to (a colony)
Derived Formsdecolonization or decolonisation, noun
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