decolonize

[dee-kol-uh-nahyz]

de·col·o·nize

[dee-kol-uh-nahyz] verb, de·col·o·nized, de·col·o·niz·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to release from the status of a colony.
2.
to allow (a colony) to become self-governing or independent.
verb (used without object)
3.
to free a colony to become self-governing or independent.

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Decolonize is one of our favorite verbs.
So is fletcherise. Does it mean:
to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.
to bark; yelp.
Also, especially British, de·col·o·nise.


Origin:
de- + colonize

de·col·o·ni·za·tion, noun
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decolonize or decolonise (diːˈkɒləˌnaɪz)
 
vb
(tr) to grant independence to (a colony)
 
decolonise or decolonise
 
vb
 
decoloni'zation or decolonise
 
n
 
decoloni'sation or decolonise
 
n

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