decolonize

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To release from the status of colony; to allow a colony to become independent.
2. verb To reverse the colonization of, i.e. to grant back autonomy to a group.

Similar words

decolonise decolonialize uncolonize uncolonise deinstitutionalize destalinize deracinate disincarcerate deglobalize decommunize

Often followed by

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Word family

decolonise decolonised decolonises decolonising decolonized decolonizes decolonizing