Colonise and Decolonize
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Colonise
Colonise verb - Settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world.
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Synonyms for Colonise
Decolonize is an antonym for colonise.
Decolonize
Decolonize verb - Grant independence to (a former colony).
Usage example: West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's
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Synonyms for Decolonize
Colonise is an antonym for decolonize.
Nearby Words: decolonisation, decolonization, decolonizing
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Decolonize and Colonise. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/colonise/decolonize
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