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deconcentrate

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de·con·cen·trate  (d-knsn-trt)
tr.v. de·con·cen·trat·ed, de·con·cen·trat·ing, de·con·cen·trates
To decentralize.

decon·cen·tration n.
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Verb1.deconcentrate - make less central; "After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized"
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"

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This rationale has led to recent housing dispersal programs and mixed-income housing initiatives that intend to deconcentrate poverty, and consequently, reduce the social problems attributed to poverty concentration in urban public housing developments.
 
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