DECOLONISING Synonyms
2 hypernyms for decolonising. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for DECOLONISING
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| freeing | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
noun • the act of liberating someone or something | ||||||
| redeeming | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • bringing about salvation or redemption from sin • compensating for some fault or defect | ||||||
| releasing | verb v | |||||
adjective satellite • emotionally purging (of e.g. art) | ||||||
| unloading | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc. | ||||||
| untangling | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
noun • the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition | ||||||
| delivering | verb v | |||||
verb • deliver (a speech, oration, or idea) • bring to a destination, make a delivery • to surrender someone or something to another • free from harm or evil • hand over to the authorities of another country • pass down • utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.) • save from sins • carry out or perform • relinquish possession or control over • throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball • cause to be born | ||||||
| disengaging | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
verb • release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles • free or remove obstruction from • become free | ||||||
| disentangling | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
verb • release from entanglement of difficulty • extricate from entanglement • free from involvement or entanglement • separate the tangles of • smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb | ||||||
| emancipating | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
verb • give equal rights to; of women and minorities • free from slavery or servitude | ||||||
| emancipatory | adjective adj | |||||
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| extricating | verb v | |||||
verb • release from entanglement of difficulty | ||||||
| liberating | adjective adj | |||||
verb • give equal rights to; of women and minorities • grant freedom to; free from confinement • grant freedom to • release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition | ||||||
| unbinding | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
verb • untie or unfasten | ||||||
| unburdening | noun n | |||||
verb • free or relieve (someone) of a burden • take the burden off; remove the burden from | ||||||
| unchaining | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
verb • remove the chains from • make free | ||||||
| unfettering | verb v | |||||
verb • To release from fetters; to unchain; to let loose; to free. | ||||||
| unleashing | verb v | |||||
verb • release or vent • release from a leash • turn loose or free from restraint | ||||||
| unshackling | verb, noun v, n | |||||
verb • To remove shackles from someone or something. • To remove restrictions or inhibitions; to allow full freedom and power. | ||||||
| unyoking | verb v | |||||
verb • remove the yoke from | ||||||
| decolonize | verb v | |||||
verb • grant independence to (a former colony) | ||||||