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de·cen·tral·ize  (d-sntr-lz)

v. de·cen·tral·ized, de·cen·tral·iz·ing, de·cen·tral·iz·es

v.tr.

1. To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities.

2.

a. To bring about the redistribution of (an urban population and industry) to suburban areas.

b. To cause to withdraw or disperse from a center of concentration: decentralize a university complex; decentralize a museum.

v.intr.

To undergo redistribution or dispersal away from a central location or authority.

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de·central·i·zation (-tr-l-zshn) n.

de·central·i·zation·ist n.

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decentralize or -ise

Verb

[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised to reorganize into smaller local units

decentralization
-isation n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

decentralize - make less central; "After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized" decentralise, 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 centralise, centralize, concentrate - make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food" centralise, centralize, concentrate - make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"

Translations

decentralize [diːˈsɛntrəlaɪz] vt → descentralizar

decentralize [diːˈsɛntrəlaɪz] vt → décentraliser

decentralize [diːˈsɛntrəlaɪz] vt → dezentralisieren

decentralize [diːˈsɛntrəlaɪz] vt → decentrare