DECOLONIZE

decolonize, decolonise

(verb) grant independence to (a former colony); “West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960’s”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

decolonize (third-person singular simple present decolonizes, present participle decolonizing, simple past and past participle decolonized)

(transitive) To release from the status of colony; to allow a colony to become independent.

Source: Wiktionary



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2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.

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