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Definition of Decolonize
1. Verb. Grant independence to (a former colony). "West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's"
Exact synonyms: Decolonise
Generic synonyms: Liberate, Set Free
Antonyms: Colonise, Colonize
Derivative terms: Decolonisation, Decolonization
Generic synonyms: Liberate, Set Free
Antonyms: Colonise, Colonize
Derivative terms: Decolonisation, Decolonization
Definition of Decolonize
1. Verb. to release from the status of colony ¹
2. Verb. to allow a colony to become independent ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Decolonize
1. [v -NIZED, -NIZING, -NIZES]