Usually means: Remove colonial influence and control.
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  1. decolonize: Merriam-Webster
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  3. decolonize: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. decolonize: Collins English Dictionary
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  8. decolonize: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
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  11. Decolonize: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  16. decolonize: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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Definitions from Wiktionary (decolonize)

verb:  (transitive) To release from the status of colony; to allow a colony to become independent.
verb:  (transitive, social sciences) To reverse the colonization of, i.e. to grant back autonomy to a group.

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