deconcentrate
[ dee-kon-suhn-treyt ]
verb (used with object),de·con·cen·trat·ed, de·con·cen·trat·ing.
to reduce the power or control of (a corporation, industry, etc.); decentralize.
Origin of deconcentrate
1First recorded in 1885–90; de- + concentrate
Other words from deconcentrate
- de·con·cen·tra·tion, noun
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