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decolonize

verb
/diːˈkɒlənaɪz/UK

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Latin colōnus Latin colōniader. Middle English colane English colony Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English colonize English decolonize From de- + colonize.

  1. derived from *kʷel-✻
  2. derived from colōnia
  3. inherited from colane
  4. suffixed as colonize — “colony + ize”
  5. prefixed as decolonize — “de + colonize”

Definitions

  1. To release from the status of colony

    To release from the status of colony; to allow a colony to become independent.

    • A paternal government would attempt to decolonize American literature, by forbidding the re-publication of foreign works, and offering premiums to those of home production.

  2. To reverse the colonization of, i.e. to grant back autonomy to a group.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA