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Decentralise

//diːˈsɛntɹəlaɪz// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To cause something to change from being concentrated at one point to being distributed across a number of points. UK
  2. 2
    make less central wordnet
  3. 3
    To reduce the authority of a governing body by distributing that authority among several bodies.

Etymology

From de- + centralise.

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