uncolonize

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verb

Synonym of decolonize.

Similar
decolonize
OriginEnglish colonize ← Middle English colane ← Latin colōnia →
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Meanings

verbuncolonize (third-person singular simple present uncolonizes, present participle uncolonizing, simple past and past participle uncolonized)

present singular third person uncolonizes · participle present uncolonizing · participle past uncolonized · past uncolonized

  1. transitiveSynonym of decolonize.

    Synonyms: decolonize

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of decolonize.

Similar
decolonize

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Germanic*anda-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*anda-
  5. Old Englishand-
  6. Old Englishon-
  7. Middle Englishon-
  8. Englishun-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  11. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  12. Latincolō
  13. Latincolōnus
  14. Latincolōnia
  15. Middle Englishcolane
  16. Englishcolony
  17. Englishcolonize
  18. Englishuncolonize

From un- + colonize.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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