DECONCENTRATE

decentralize, deconcentrate, decentralise

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

deconcentrate (third-person singular simple present deconcentrates, present participle deconcentrating, simple past and past participle deconcentrated)

(transitive) To withdraw from concentration; to decentralize.

Source: Wiktionary


De`con*cen"trate, v. t.

Definition: To withdraw from concentration; to decentralize. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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