decolonializev.

Brit.

/ˌdiːkəˈləʊnɪəlʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˌdikəˈloʊnjəˌlaɪz/,

/ˌdikəˈloʊniəˌlaɪz/

Forms: see de- prefix and colonialize v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: de- prefix, colonialize v.

Etymology: < de- prefix + colonialize v. Compare earlier decolonize v. 2.

1. transitive. To cause (something) to lose its colonial character, form, or style; to free (a person or thing, esp. an institution, sphere of activity, etc.) from the cultural or social effects of colonialism.In quot. 1922 humorously, with reference to the thick, heavy legs characteristic of colonial furniture (cf. colonial adj. 4b).On the breadth of application of the concept cf. note at decolonize v. 2b.

ΚΠ

1922 Rock Island (Illinois) Argus & Daily Union 17 Feb. Woman's vanity is a strong incentive, and if her legs are colonial instead of Sheraton she will take all kinds of exercise and all kinds of dietic restrictions in order to decolonialize them.

1971 Econ. & Polit. Weekly 29 May 1099/1 We have not yet thoroughly decolonialised our hearts and minds and permanently mended our broken will.

2014 L. Cherubini Aboriginal Student Engagement & Achievement i. 14 One of the aims of Aboriginal research is to decolonialize the oppressive epistemic practices that, historically, have marginalized Aboriginal scholars.

a. intransitive. Of a colonial power: to withdraw from a colony, leaving it politically or economically independent; to cease the practice of colonialization.

ΚΠ

1954 C. D. Jackson Let. 4 Oct. in B. W. Cook Declassified Eisenhower (1981) 366 It [sc. the UN General Assembly] was..a sure way of putting white prestige on the skids, at the precise moment in history when the colonial powers were..trying to de-colonialize in a semi-orderly fashion.

2001 R. A. D'Aveni et al. Strategic Supremacy iii. 135 Britain has..decolonialized, without completely shedding its relationships with its former colonies.

b. transitive. To free (a colony or colonized people) from the rule or control of a colonial power, bringing about political or economic independence.

ΚΠ

1957 V. Kean tr. M. Bibesco Sir W. Churchill: Master of Courage 139 What..did Lady Randolph Churchill think when she saw her beloved son..sent to decolonialize the Cubans?

1990 R. W. Kern in R. W. Kern & M. D. Dodge Hist. Dict. Mod. Spain 249 Spain..pressed the United Nations to decolonialize Gibraltar.

2007 C. Fox Cell of Cells ii. 53 Many of the Middle Eastern states were decolonialized and became independent.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	decolonialize
释义	decolonializev. Brit. /ˌdiːkəˈləʊnɪəlʌɪz/, U.S. /ˌdikəˈloʊnjəˌlaɪz/, /ˌdikəˈloʊniəˌlaɪz/ Forms: see de- prefix and colonialize v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: de- prefix, colonialize v. Etymology: < de- prefix + colonialize v. Compare earlier decolonize v. 2. 1. transitive. To cause (something) to lose its colonial character, form, or style; to free (a person or thing, esp. an institution, sphere of activity, etc.) from the cultural or social effects of colonialism.In quot. 1922 humorously, with reference to the thick, heavy legs characteristic of colonial furniture (cf. colonial adj. 4b).On the breadth of application of the concept cf. note at decolonize v. 2b. ΚΠ 1922 Rock Island (Illinois) Argus & Daily Union 17 Feb. Woman's vanity is a strong incentive, and if her legs are colonial instead of Sheraton she will take all kinds of exercise and all kinds of dietic restrictions in order to decolonialize them. 1971 Econ. & Polit. Weekly 29 May 1099/1 We have not yet thoroughly decolonialised our hearts and minds and permanently mended our broken will. 2014 L. Cherubini Aboriginal Student Engagement & Achievement i. 14 One of the aims of Aboriginal research is to decolonialize the oppressive epistemic practices that, historically, have marginalized Aboriginal scholars. 2. a. intransitive. Of a colonial power: to withdraw from a colony, leaving it politically or economically independent; to cease the practice of colonialization. ΚΠ 1954 C. D. Jackson Let. 4 Oct. in B. W. Cook Declassified Eisenhower (1981) 366 It [sc. the UN General Assembly] was..a sure way of putting white prestige on the skids, at the precise moment in history when the colonial powers were..trying to de-colonialize in a semi-orderly fashion. 2001 R. A. D'Aveni et al. Strategic Supremacy iii. 135 Britain has..decolonialized, without completely shedding its relationships with its former colonies. b. transitive. To free (a colony or colonized people) from the rule or control of a colonial power, bringing about political or economic independence. ΚΠ 1957 V. Kean tr. M. Bibesco Sir W. Churchill: Master of Courage 139 What..did Lady Randolph Churchill think when she saw her beloved son..sent to decolonialize the Cubans? 1990 R. W. Kern in R. W. Kern & M. D. Dodge Hist. Dict. Mod. Spain 249 Spain..pressed the United Nations to decolonialize Gibraltar. 2007 C. Fox Cell of Cells ii. 53 Many of the Middle Eastern states were decolonialized and became independent. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < v.1922
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