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decentralise

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v.1.same as decentralize. Opposite of centralize and concentrate
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Verb1.decentralise - make less central; "After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized"
decentralize, deconcentrate
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
federalise, federalize - put under the control and authority of a federal government


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