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decolonize
[ dee-kol-uh-nahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to release (a country or region) from the status of a colony, or to allow (a colony) to become self-governing or independent.
- to reexamine and make changes in (a subject field, tradition, etc.) so as to counter the belief that the culture of a colonizing power is more worthy or important than the culture of a colonized people: decoloniality ( def ).
From seed cataloguing to sustainable fishing, Indigenous people are decolonizing their diets and preserving their folkways.
There is a movement to decolonize the curriculum, urging Western academics to change their courses to better reflect the ideas and experiences of peoples from all parts of the globe.
verb (used without object)
- to free a colony to become self-governing or independent.
decolonize
/ »å¾±Ëˈ°ìÉ’±ôəˌ²Ô²¹Éª³ú /
verb
- tr to grant independence to (a colony)
Derived Forms
- »å±ðËŒ³¦´Ç±ô´Ç²Ô¾±Ëˆ³ú²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- »å±ð·³¦´Ç±ô·´Ç·²Ô¾±Â·³ú²¹Â·³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô [dee-kol-, uh, -nahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n], noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of decolonize1
Example Sentences
To Gladstone, “My pronoun use is partly a way of decolonizing gender for myself,†she said.
Scheid focused on the period of 1920-1960, a defining moment for Arabs who were decolonizing from European mandates but could not return to what was before, an era that “reeked of Ottoman patronage.â€
Whether or not you are Native, Lopes said there are ways for all Americans to further decolonize the holiday.
Harris said their diet was once filled with processed foods that triggered symptoms of fatigue, hives and stomach pains: “It was decolonize my diet or die,†they added.
This lack of self-awareness stands in stark contrast with European nations that decolonized and, although in fits and starts, today seek to atone for past injustices.
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