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uncolonise

uncolonise is the alternative form of uncolonize.

Meaning of uncolonize

Verb

uncolonize (third-person singular simple present uncolonizes, present participle uncolonizing, simple past and past participle uncolonized)

  1. (transitive) Synonym of decolonize.
    Synonyms:
    decolonize

Forms of uncolonise

third-person singular presentuncolonises
present participleuncolonising
past participleuncolonised
pastuncolonised

Origin of uncolonise

From un- + colonise.

Questions about uncolonise

What is uncolonise the alternative form of?
Uncolonise is the alternative form of uncolonize.

Words near uncolonise in the dictionary

  1. uncollimated
  2. uncollocated
  3. uncolloquial
  4. uncolloquially
  5. uncolonial
  6. uncolonise
  7. uncolonised
  8. uncolonises
  9. uncolonising
  10. uncolonize
  11. uncolonized

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Adapted from Wiktionary: uncolonise (page history and authors); uncolonize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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