deconcentrate

[ dee-kon-suhn-treyt ]

verb (used with object),de·con·cen·trat·ed, de·con·cen·trat·ing.
  1. to reduce the power or control of (a corporation, industry, etc.); decentralize.

Origin of deconcentrate

1
First recorded in 1885–90; de- + concentrate

Other words from deconcentrate

  • de·con·cen·tra·tion, noun

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