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decolonizeenUK
de·col·o·nize D0077800 (dē-kŏl′ə-nīz′)tr.v. de·col·o·nized, de·col·o·niz·ing, de·col·o·niz·es To free (a colony) from dependent status.
de·col′o·ni·za′tion (-nĭ-zā′shən) n.decolonize (diːˈkɒləˌnaɪz) or decolonisevb (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) to grant independence to (a colony) deˌcoloniˈzation, deˌcoloniˈsation nde•col•o•nize (diˈkɒl əˌnaɪz)
v. -nized, -niz•ing. v.t. to allow to become self-governing or independent. de•col`o•ni•za′tion, n. decolonize
Past participle: decolonized
Gerund: decolonizing
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| decolonize | | decolonize |
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| I decolonize | | you decolonize | | he/she/it decolonizes | | we decolonize | | you decolonize | | they decolonize |
| Preterite |
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| I decolonized | | you decolonized | | he/she/it decolonized | | we decolonized | | you decolonized | | they decolonized |
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| I am decolonizing | | you are decolonizing | | he/she/it is decolonizing | | we are decolonizing | | you are decolonizing | | they are decolonizing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have decolonized | | you have decolonized | | he/she/it has decolonized | | we have decolonized | | you have decolonized | | they have decolonized |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was decolonizing | | you were decolonizing | | he/she/it was decolonizing | | we were decolonizing | | you were decolonizing | | they were decolonizing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had decolonized | | you had decolonized | | he/she/it had decolonized | | we had decolonized | | you had decolonized | | they had decolonized |
| Future |
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| I will decolonize | | you will decolonize | | he/she/it will decolonize | | we will decolonize | | you will decolonize | | they will decolonize |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have decolonized | | you will have decolonized | | he/she/it will have decolonized | | we will have decolonized | | you will have decolonized | | they will have decolonized |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be decolonizing | | you will be decolonizing | | he/she/it will be decolonizing | | we will be decolonizing | | you will be decolonizing | | they will be decolonizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been decolonizing | | you have been decolonizing | | he/she/it has been decolonizing | | we have been decolonizing | | you have been decolonizing | | they have been decolonizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been decolonizing | | you will have been decolonizing | | he/she/it will have been decolonizing | | we will have been decolonizing | | you will have been decolonizing | | they will have been decolonizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been decolonizing | | you had been decolonizing | | he/she/it had been decolonizing | | we had been decolonizing | | you had been decolonizing | | they had been decolonizing |
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| I would decolonize | | you would decolonize | | he/she/it would decolonize | | we would decolonize | | you would decolonize | | they would decolonize |
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| I would have decolonized | | you would have decolonized | | he/she/it would have decolonized | | we would have decolonized | | you would have decolonized | | they would have decolonized |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | decolonize - grant independence to (a former colony); "West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's"decoloniseset free, liberate - grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university"colonise, colonize - settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century" |
TranslationsdecolonizeenUK
Synonyms for decolonizeverb grant independence to (a former colony)SynonymsRelated WordsAntonyms |