decentralize

de·cen·tral·ize

 (dē-sĕn′trə-līz′)

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·cen′tral·i·za′tion (-trə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.

de·cen′tral·i·za′tion·ist adj. & n.

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decentralize

(diːˈsɛntrəˌlaɪz) or

decentralise

vb

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to reorganize (a government, industry, etc) into smaller more autonomous units

2. (Human Geography) to disperse (a concentration, as of industry or population)

deˈcentralist n, adj

deˌcentraliˈzation, deˌcentraliˈsation n

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de•cen•tral•ize

(diˈsɛn trəˌlaɪz)

v. -ized, -iz•ing. v.t.

1. to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) throughout regional divisions, etc.

2. to disperse (something) from an area of concentration.

v.i.

3. to undergo or achieve decentralization.

[1850–55]

de•cen′tral•ist, n.

de•cen`tral•i•za′tion, n.

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decentralize

Past participle: decentralized
Gerund: decentralizing

Imperative

decentralize

decentralize

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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"

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Translations

déconcentrer

decentralizzare

decentralize

[diːˈsentrəlaɪz] VT → descentralizar

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decentralize

[diːˈsɛntrəlaɪz] decentralise (British) vt → décentraliser

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decentralize

vti → dezentralisieren

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decentralize

[diːˈsɛntrəˌlaɪz] vt (Admin, Pol) → decentrare

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