verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

All synonyms

decentralizedecentralizedeconcentrate

Antonyms

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centralise

Etymology

From de- + centralise.

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