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decolonize

(dē-kŏlˈə-nīzˌ)

transitive verb de·col·o·nized, de·col·o·niz·ing, de·col·o·niz·es
To free (a colony) from dependent status.

Related Forms:

  • de·colˌo·ni·zaˈtion (-nĭ-zāˈshən) noun

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