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decolonialize

decolonialize verb: to free from colonial influence.

Verb

decolonialize (third-person singular simple present decolonializes, present participle decolonializing, simple past and past participle decolonialized)

  1. (transitive) To free from colonial influence.

Forms of decolonialize

third-person singular presentdecolonializes
present participledecolonializing
past participledecolonialized
pastdecolonialized

Origin of decolonialize

From de- + colonialize.

Questions about decolonialize

What does decolonialize mean?
Decolonialize means to free from colonial influence.
What part of speech is decolonialize?
Decolonialize is a verb.
What is the past tense of decolonialize?
The past tense of decolonialize is decolonialized.

Words near decolonialize in the dictionary

  1. decolonial
  2. decolonialism
  3. decoloniality
  4. decolonialization
  5. decolonializations
  6. decolonialize
  7. decolonialized
  8. decolonializes
  9. decolonializing
  10. decolonially
  11. decolonisation

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