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COLONIZE Antonyms

There are 6 antonyms of the word colonize. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For COLONIZE

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abandon
verbv
noun

• the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry

• a feeling of extreme emotional intensity

verb

• forsake, leave behind

• give up with the intent of never claiming again

• leave behind empty; move out of

• stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims

• leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

desert
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment

• arid land with little or no vegetation

verb

• leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

• desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army

• leave behind

evacuate
verbv
verb

• move out of an unsafe location into safety

• remove content from

• move people from their homes or country

• create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel)

• excrete or discharge from the body

liberate
verbv
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

relinquish
verbv
verb

• part with a possession or right

• do without or cease to hold or adhere to

• turn away from; give up

• release, as from one's grip

decolonize
verbv
verb

• grant independence to (a former colony)

Alternatives for ABANDON

Alternatives for DESERT

Alternatives for EVACUATE

Alternatives for LIBERATE

Alternatives for RELINQUISH

Alternatives for DECOLONIZE

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