decolonize
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de·col·o·nize
(dē-kŏl′ə-nīz′)tr.v. de·col·o·nized, de·col·o·niz·ing, de·col·o·niz·es
To free (a colony) from dependent status.
de·col′o·ni·za′tion (-nĭ-zā′shən) n.
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decolonize
(diːˈkɒləˌnaɪz) ordecolonise
vb
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) to grant independence to (a colony)
deˌcoloniˈzation, deˌcoloniˈsation n
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de•col•o•nize
(diˈkɒl əˌnaɪz)v. -nized, -niz•ing. v.t.
to allow to become self-governing or independent.
de•col`o•ni•za′tion, n.
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decolonize
Past participle: decolonized
Gerund: decolonizing
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| Verb | 1. | decolonize - grant independence to (a former colony); "West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's" |
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decolonize
vt → entkolonisieren
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