neo-colonize

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Etymology

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From neo- +‎ colonize.

Verb

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neo-colonize (third-person singular simple present neo-colonizes, present participle neo-colonizing, simple past and past participle neo-colonized)

  1. (transitive) To convert into a neo-colony. [20c.]
    • 2009 July 13, Dr. Kofi J. Roberts, The Sargasso Bridge: America Speaks, Africa Answers[1], iUniverse, →ISBN, page 85:
      Africans need not continue to fear what they see and interpret as hidden American intentions to neo-colonize and further exploit their continent, directly or through proxies, lackeys, and ploys.

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