- decolonise
- decolonize decolonize v. i. to release one's colonies and free them to become independednt nations; -- of nations. [Also spelled {decolonise}.] [PJC]
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decolonise — (Brit.) v. make a colony independent, grant independence to a colony (also decolonize) … English contemporary dictionary
decolonise — decolonize decolonize v. t. to grant independence to (a former colony). [Also spelled {decolonise}.] [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decolonise — /diˈkɒlənaɪz/ (say dee koluhnuyz) verb (t) (decolonised, decolonising) 1. to release from the status of a colony; grant self government or independence to. 2. (of an individual) to attempt to eradicate the effects of living in a colonised or… …
decolonise — verb grant independence to (a former colony) West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960 s • Syn: ↑decolonize • Ant: ↑colonise, ↑colonize (for: ↑decolonize) … Useful english dictionary
decolonised — decolonise (Brit.) v. make a colony independent, grant independence to a colony (also decolonize) … English contemporary dictionary
decolonises — decolonise (Brit.) v. make a colony independent, grant independence to a colony (also decolonize) … English contemporary dictionary
decolonising — decolonise (Brit.) v. make a colony independent, grant independence to a colony (also decolonize) … English contemporary dictionary
décoloniser — [ dekɔlɔnize ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1963 ; de dé et coloniser ♦ Permettre, effectuer la décolonisation de (un pays, un peuple colonisé, et par ext. un groupe humain, un secteur socioéconomique considéré comme colonisé). Décoloniser la… … Encyclopédie Universelle
décolonisateur — ● décolonisateur, décolonisatrice adjectif et nom Qui décolonise, vise à décoloniser. décolonisateur, trice [dekɔlɔnizatœʀ, tʀis] adj. et n. ÉTYM. 1964; néologisme proposé en 1845 par J. B. Richard de Radonvilliers; de décoloniser. ❖ ♦ Qui… … Encyclopédie Universelle
decolonize — v. t. to grant independence to (a former colony). [Also spelled {decolonise}.] [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
