DECENTRALIZE

decentralize, deconcentrate, decentralise

(verb) make less central; “After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

decentralize (third-person singular simple present decentralizes, present participle decentralizing, simple past and past participle decentralized)

To cause something to change from being concentrated at one point to being distributed across a number of points.

To reduce the authority of a governing body by distributing that authority among several bodies.

Antonyms

• recentralize

Source: Wiktionary


De*cen"tral*ize, v. t.

Definition: To prevent from centralizing; to cause to withdraw from the center or place of concentration; to divide and distribute (what has been united or concentrated); -- esp. said of authority, or the administration of public affairs.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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