'decolonize' definitions:

Definition of 'decolonize'

(from WordNet)
verb
Grant independence to (a former colony); "West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's" [syn: decolonize, decolonise] [ant: colonise, colonize]

Definition of 'decolonize'

From: GCIDE
  • decolonize \decolonize\ v. t. to grant independence to (a former colony). [Also spelled decolonise.] [WordNet 1.5]

Definition of 'decolonize'

From: GCIDE
  • decolonize \decolonize\ v. i. to release one's colonies and free them to become independednt nations; -- of nations. [Also spelled decolonise.] [PJC]

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