decolonize

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Verb decolonize has 1 sense

decolonize, decolonise - grant independence to (a former colony); "West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's"
--₁ is one way to liberate, set free
Antonyms: colonize, colonise

Derived form: noun decolonization₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something