decolonizev.

Brit.

/(ˌ)diːˈkɒlənʌɪz/, U.S.

/diˈkɑləˌnaɪz/

Forms: see de- prefix and colonize v.

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

Etymology: < de- prefix + colonize v.With sense 2b compare earlier uncolonize v.

†1. transitive. To undermine or reduce a country's colonial occupation of (territory). Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1758 [implied in: S. Hale Let. 25 Sept. in J. Nichols Illustr. Lit. Hist. 18th Cent. (1817) II. 810 I have..given orders to send 400 of that book to all our Colonies in America,..sending with each parcel pressing letters to the several Governors against those decolonizing legions of evil spirits [sc. alcoholic drinks].].

1833 J. Barrington Hist. Mem. Ireland (ed. 2) iii. 86 When some gigantic foreign power..had paralyzed her resources, and decolonized her empire, England..had not a faithful ally left to cover her remains.

2. rare before later 20th cent.

a. transitive. To free (a country) from the rule or control of a colonial power, bringing about political or economic independence; (of a colonial power) to withdraw from (a colony). Also intransitive.

ΚΠ

1851 Buffalo (N.Y.) Daily Republic 1 May 2/3 Liberia, since it was decolonized and became an independent republic, is said to have made rapid headway.

1965 Internat. Jrnl. 20 427 The wisest policy would have been to decolonize gracefully.

1986 D. F. Gordon Decolonization & State in Kenya v. 140 He concludes that by facing reality, the British ‘successfully’ decolonized Kenya.

2017 La Croix Internat. (Nexis) 17 Aug. The goal of the resistance is to decolonize the land and the people of Papua.

b. transitive. To free (an institution, sphere of activity, one's mind, etc.) from the cultural or social effects of colonization; to eliminate colonial influences or attitudes from.Originally and chiefly with reference to the idea of a colonized or formerly colonized country or people rediscovering or developing a distinctive identity, culture, or society free from the structures, assumptions, and culture of a colonizing power, but now also referring to the recognition by a former colonizing power of its own history of oppression or exploitation of colonized peoples, wealth amassed as a colonial power, and rejection of racist attitudes or of the glorification of colonialism or colonialists, etc.

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1860 J. Parton Life A. Jackson III. viii. 84 A paternal government would attempt to decolonize American literature, by forbidding the re-publication of foreign works.

1964 Foreign Affairs 42 627 The African wants to determine his cultural organization himself. And in many areas he wants to decolonize his mind.

1995 R. M. Maxon in B. A. Ogot & W. R. Ochieng' Decolonization & Independence in Kenya v. 142 The literature syllabus at the University of Nairobi was ‘decolonized’.

2018 North Wind (Nexis) 5 Apr. 1 The forces of colonization have forever altered our environment... Our diet can never truly be decolonized.

Derivatives

deˈcolonized adj.

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1851 Austral. & N.Z. Gaz. 9 Aug. 354/1 The colony..would be again checked in its progress, and we should shortly see the anomaly of one of the finest portions of the earth's surface becoming decolonized—the word being heretofore unknown in an English vocabulary.

1961 Amer. Jrnl. Compar. Law 10 152 The Code of Criminal Procedure, which became the first document of its kind in decolonized Africa.

2005 Waziyatawin A. Wilson Remember This! Introd. 1 It marks a turning away from colonized interpretations of our past toward a decolonized tribal history.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).

单词	decolonize
释义	decolonizev. Brit. /(ˌ)diːˈkɒlənʌɪz/, U.S. /diˈkɑləˌnaɪz/ Forms: see de- prefix and colonize v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: de- prefix, colonize v. Etymology: < de- prefix + colonize v.With sense 2b compare earlier uncolonize v. †1. transitive. To undermine or reduce a country's colonial occupation of (territory). Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1758 [implied in: S. Hale Let. 25 Sept. in J. Nichols Illustr. Lit. Hist. 18th Cent. (1817) II. 810 I have..given orders to send 400 of that book to all our Colonies in America,..sending with each parcel pressing letters to the several Governors against those decolonizing legions of evil spirits [sc. alcoholic drinks].]. 1833 J. Barrington Hist. Mem. Ireland (ed. 2) iii. 86 When some gigantic foreign power..had paralyzed her resources, and decolonized her empire, England..had not a faithful ally left to cover her remains. 2. rare before later 20th cent. a. transitive. To free (a country) from the rule or control of a colonial power, bringing about political or economic independence; (of a colonial power) to withdraw from (a colony). Also intransitive. ΚΠ 1851 Buffalo (N.Y.) Daily Republic 1 May 2/3 Liberia, since it was decolonized and became an independent republic, is said to have made rapid headway. 1965 Internat. Jrnl. 20 427 The wisest policy would have been to decolonize gracefully. 1986 D. F. Gordon Decolonization & State in Kenya v. 140 He concludes that by facing reality, the British ‘successfully’ decolonized Kenya. 2017 La Croix Internat. (Nexis) 17 Aug. The goal of the resistance is to decolonize the land and the people of Papua. b. transitive. To free (an institution, sphere of activity, one's mind, etc.) from the cultural or social effects of colonization; to eliminate colonial influences or attitudes from.Originally and chiefly with reference to the idea of a colonized or formerly colonized country or people rediscovering or developing a distinctive identity, culture, or society free from the structures, assumptions, and culture of a colonizing power, but now also referring to the recognition by a former colonizing power of its own history of oppression or exploitation of colonized peoples, wealth amassed as a colonial power, and rejection of racist attitudes or of the glorification of colonialism or colonialists, etc. ΚΠ 1860 J. Parton Life A. Jackson III. viii. 84 A paternal government would attempt to decolonize American literature, by forbidding the re-publication of foreign works. 1964 Foreign Affairs 42 627 The African wants to determine his cultural organization himself. And in many areas he wants to decolonize his mind. 1995 R. M. Maxon in B. A. Ogot & W. R. Ochieng' Decolonization & Independence in Kenya v. 142 The literature syllabus at the University of Nairobi was ‘decolonized’. 2018 North Wind (Nexis) 5 Apr. 1 The forces of colonization have forever altered our environment... Our diet can never truly be decolonized. Derivatives deˈcolonized adj. ΚΠ 1851 Austral. & N.Z. Gaz. 9 Aug. 354/1 The colony..would be again checked in its progress, and we should shortly see the anomaly of one of the finest portions of the earth's surface becoming decolonized—the word being heretofore unknown in an English vocabulary. 1961 Amer. Jrnl. Compar. Law 10 152 The Code of Criminal Procedure, which became the first document of its kind in decolonized Africa. 2005 Waziyatawin A. Wilson Remember This! Introd. 1 It marks a turning away from colonized interpretations of our past toward a decolonized tribal history. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < v.1758
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