decolonize
[ dee-kol-uh-nahyz ]
/ diˈkɒl əˌnaɪz /
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM decolonize
de·col·o·ni·za·tion, nounWords nearby decolonize
decoic acid,
decoke,
decollate,
decollate snail,
decolonialize,
decolonize,
decolor,
decolorant,
decolorize,
decolour,
decommission
Example sentences from the Web for decolonization
The proliferation of Muslim-majority states continued with decolonization in the 1950s and 1960s.
At once we were embroiled in an argument on the subject of racism and decolonization.
British Dictionary definitions for decolonization
decolonize
decolonise
/ (diːˈkɒləˌnaɪz) /
verb
(tr)
to grant independence to (a colony)