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verb
To release from the status of colony; to allow a colony to become independent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To reverse the colonization of, i.e. to grant back autonomy to a group.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, social-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
grant independence to (a former colony)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: decolonise
Antonyms: colonize
Broader terms: liberate, set free
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English colonize English decolonize From de- + colonize.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
