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decolonize
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de·col·o·nize  (d-kl-nz)
tr.v. de·col·o·nized, de·col·o·niz·ing, de·col·o·niz·es
To free (a colony) from dependent status.
de·colo·ni·zation (-n-zshn) n.
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Verb1.decolonize - grant independence to (a former colony); "West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's"
decolonise
set free, liberate - grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university"
colonise, colonize - settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"
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