transitive verb
de·col·o·nized, de·col·o·niz·ing, de·col·o·niz·esTo free (a colony) from dependent status.
Related Forms:
- de·col′o·ni·za′tion
noun
decolonize
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decolonize. (n.d.). Retrieved January 16th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/decolonize
Verb
(third-person singular simple present decolonizes, present participle decolonizing, simple past and past participle decolonized)
- to release from the status of colony
- to allow a colony to become independent
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"decolonize." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 16 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/decolonize>.
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decolonize. (n.d.). Retrieved January 16th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/decolonize
