decolonise

English Thesaurus

1. grant independence to (a former colony) (verb.social)

hypernym	:	liberate, set free,
definition	:	grant freedom to (verb.social)

antonym	:	colonise, colonize,
definition	:	settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world (verb.social)

derivation	:	decolonisation, decolonization,
definition	:	the action of changing from colonial to independent status (noun.act)

antonym	:	colonise, colonize,
definition	:	settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world (verb.social)

derivation	:	decolonisation, decolonization,
definition	:	the action of changing from colonial to independent status (noun.act)