de•col•o•nise
We found 2 definitions of decolonise from 2 different sources.
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decolonise - grant independence to (a former colony); "West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's" | ||
decolonize | ||
colonise, colonize settle as colonists or establish a colony (in); "The British colonized the East Coast" | ||
set free, liberate grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university" |