decolonise

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Definition

1. Verb:
   • To grant political independence to a former colony; to free a territory from colonial status and control.
   • To reverse or undo the political, cultural, and economic effects of colonialism on a society.

Usage and Examples

• Verb:
  • The process to decolonise the region began after the war.
  • Many nations worked to decolonise their educational systems by removing biased colonial perspectives.
  • It took decades of negotiation to fully decolonise the island nation.

Advanced Usage

• "to decolonise the mind": A metaphorical extension referring to the process of freeing oneself from the ingrained cultural, psychological, and ideological influences of colonial rule.
  • The author's work focuses on how literature can help decolonise the mind.

Variants and Related Words

• Decolonisation (noun): The action or process of decolonising.
  • The mid-20th century was a major period of decolonisation.
• Decolonised (adjective): Having undergone decolonisation.
  • The decolonised nation established its own constitution.

Synonyms

• Liberate: To set free, especially from foreign control.
• Emancipate: To free from restraint, control, or the power of another.

Antonyms

• Colonise: To establish control over a people or area, especially by settling.
• Subjugate: To bring under domination or control, especially by conquest.

Học thuật

Verb

1. grant independence to (a former colony)
   • West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's

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