What does "decentralize" mean?

To cause to change from being concentrated at one point or site to being distributed across several.

How do you pronounce "decentralize"?

Pronounced //diːˈsɛntɹəlaɪz//.

Common synonyms include: allocation, decentralise, decentralizes, decommunalized, deconcentrate, delegate.

/diːˈsɛntɹəlaɪz/ verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Verb

1
To cause to change from being concentrated at one point or site to being distributed across several. transitive
"decentralize operations"
2
make less central wordnet
3
To reduce the authority of (a governing body) by distributing that authority among several bodies. transitive
"decentralize authority"
4
To become decentralized. intransitive
5
To bring (a suspect) to the ground by use of directed force; to tackle. US

"Effective public policy is not a simple matter of centralize or decentralize, subsidize or privatize, regulate or deregulate."

From de- + centralize.