deconcentrate

American  

[dee-kon-suhn-treyt] / diˈkɒn sənˌtreɪt /

verb (used with object)

deconcentrated, deconcentrating

1. to reduce the power or control of (a corporation, industry, etc.); decentralize.

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Other Word Forms

• deconcentration noun

Etymology

Origin of deconcentrate

First recorded in 1885–90; de- + concentrate

Example Sentences

Last week, President Obama put his support behind that research when he announced his budget would include a $120 million grant program for school integration initiatives that seek to deconcentrate poverty.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2016

It looked as if "something" was finally being done to deconcentrate the cartels.

From Time Magazine Archive