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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