decolonize

Questions about decolonize

What does decolonize mean?

decolonize means "grant independence to (a former colony)".

How many syllables are in decolonize?

decolonize has 4 syllables and divides as de-co-lo-nize under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for decolonize?

Close synonyms include decolonise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of decolonize?

The recorded antonyms are colonize.

Is decolonize a common word?

decolonize is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.