To grant independence to a colonized territory or to remove colonial control; to free from colonialism (American spelling).
From de- + colonize (American spelling). Emerged as terminology during the mid-20th century independence movements.
The concept of 'decolonizing the mind' comes from postcolonial theorist Frantz Fanon, who argued that even after independence, colonized peoples struggled with internalized colonial attitudes.
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