decolonize

• Verbe signifiant l'action de libérer une colonie de son statut de dépendance, ou de contester et démanteler les structures, idéologies et systèmes de pouvoir coloniaux.

A verb meaning to free a colony from dependent status or to challenge and dismantle colonial structures, ideologies, and power systems.

1. Grant independence to a colonyB2formal

   To free a colony from the control of a colonizing country, allowing it to become self-governing.

   décoloniser

   • Many African nations were decolonized in the mid-20th century.
   • The process to decolonize the region took several decades.
   • International pressure helped decolonize the remaining territories.

   Synonymesemancipatefreeliberatereleaseset free

   Antonymescolonizedominateenslaveoppresssubjugatesubordinate