Word: decolonized
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: de
co
lo
nized
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of decolonize; grant independence to (a former colony)
Morphemes:
Affix: de-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reversal, undoing, removing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: colony
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A settlement of emigrants who move to a new place, but remain culturally tied to their place of origin
Etymology Compounds: Affix: colōnia
Language: la
Decoded: colonia
Meaning: colony
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.