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decentralize

[ dee-sen-truh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, de·cen·tral·ized, de·cen·tral·iz·ing.
  1. to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area:

    to decentralize the national government.

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

    to decentralize the nation's industry.



verb (used without object)

, de·cen·tral·ized, de·cen·tral·iz·ing.
  1. to undergo decentralization:

    The city government is looking for ways to decentralize.

decentralize

/ diːˈsɛntrəˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. to reorganize (a government, industry, etc) into smaller more autonomous units
  2. to disperse (a concentration, as of industry or population)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • deˈcentralist, nounadjective
  • deˌcentraliˈzation, noun
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Other Words From

  • de·cen·tral·ist noun
  • de·cen·tral·i·za·tion [dee-sen-tr, uh, -lahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of decentralize1

First recorded in 1850–55; de- + centralize
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Example Sentences

He, and others like him, want to decentralize the web and clean it of fake news and toxicity.

From Ozy

I think there is a lot of innovation above just currency to be had, especially as we think about decentralizing social media more and providing more economic incentive.

Real-estate changes and decentralizationOnce people are no longer anchored to living in a city like London or New York by a full-time job, it decentralizes the talent pool away from the core metropolitan hubs.

From Digiday

America could decentralize power from large hospital systems to smaller-scale care, particularly in marginalized communities.

From Ozy

The internet decentralized content creation, but NFTs are trying to recentralize the distribution of culture.

It is probable, therefore, that on the whole the effect of Socialism would be to decentralize rather than to centralize.

The partisans of State Rights, in their efforts to decentralize, would denationalize.

For once we have centralized our great rail transport plant, we shall at once begin to decentralize it.

Such action would further decentralize our credit structure.

The only way to engage the people in the task is to decentralize the government.

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