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DECOLONIZE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Grant independence to (a former colony)

Example:

West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's

Synonyms:

decolonise; decolonize

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "decolonize" is one way to...):

liberate; set free (grant freedom to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

colonize (settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world)

Derivation:

decolonization (the action of changing from colonial to independent status)

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