Definition of "decolonize" []

• To free (a colony) from dependent status. (verb-transitive)

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• "As one pure-bred Marxist at the public university described it to me, Bolivia has to "decolonize" from the imperialist powers."
• "The new constitution seeks to give the central government greater control over natural resources and "decolonize" the country by redistributing wealth and recognizing new rights for Bolivia's majority indigenous population."
• "Morales built his campaign on promises to nationalize natural resources and "decolonize" the economy, code words for rolling back the rules of gringo-sponsored capitalism."