deimperialize

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verb

To dismantle or formally end an empire.

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Meanings

verbdeimperialize (third-person singular simple present deimperializes, present participle deimperializing, simple past and past participle deimperialized)

present singular third person deimperializes · participle present deimperializing · participle past deimperialized · past deimperialized

  1. transitivepolitical scienceTo dismantle or formally end an empire.

Origin

From de- + imperialize.

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APA

deimperialize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deimperialize

MLA

“deimperialize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deimperialize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deimperialize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deimperialize.

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