decolonialize

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verb

To free from colonial influence.

OriginEnglish colonialize ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English colane →
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Meanings

verbdecolonialize (third-person singular simple present decolonializes, present participle decolonializing, simple past and past participle decolonialized)

present singular third person decolonializes · participle present decolonializing · participle past decolonialized · past decolonialized

  1. transitiveTo free from colonial influence.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  9. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  10. Latincolō
  11. Latincolōnus
  12. Latincolōnia
  13. Middle Englishcolane
  14. Englishcolony
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Englishcolonial
  18. Englishcolonialize
  19. Englishdecolonialize

From de- + colonialize.

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APA

decolonialize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decolonialize

MLA

“decolonialize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decolonialize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decolonialize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decolonialize.

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