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English verb: decolonise

1. decolonise (social) grant independence to (a former colony)


SamplesWest Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's.


Synonymsdecolonize


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)liberate, set free


Antonymscolonise, colonize









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