de‧col‧o‧nize (
also decolonise British English) /ˌdiːˈkɒlənaɪz $ -ˈkɑː-/
verb [transitive] to make a former
colony politically independent
—decolonization /diːˌkɒlənaɪˈzeɪʃ
ən $ -ˌkɑːlənə-/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲