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Decentralize

//diːˈsɛntɹəlaɪz// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To cause to change from being concentrated at one point or site to being distributed across several. transitive

    "decentralize operations"

  2. 2
    make less central wordnet
  3. 3
    To reduce the authority of (a governing body) by distributing that authority among several bodies. transitive

    "decentralize authority"

  4. 4
    To become decentralized. intransitive
  5. 5
    To bring (a suspect) to the ground by use of directed force; to tackle. US

Etymology

From de- + centralize.

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