Colonise and Decolonise
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Colonise
Colonise verb - Settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world.
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Synonyms for Colonise
Decolonise is an antonym for colonise.
Decolonise
Decolonise verb - Grant independence to (a former colony).
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Synonyms for Decolonise
Colonise is an antonym for decolonise.
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Decolonise and Colonise. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/colonise/decolonise
Colonise & Decolonise. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/colonise/decolonise>.
Decolonise or Colonise. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/colonise/decolonise.
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