English verb: decolonize | |||
1. | decolonize (social) grant independence to (a former colony) | ||
Samples | West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's. | ||
Synonyms | decolonise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | liberate, set free | ||
Antonyms | colonise, colonize | ||