demassify

or de-mas·si·fy

[ dee-mas-uh-fahy ]

verb (used with object),de·mas·si·fied, de·mas·si·fy·ing.

to cause (society or a social system) to become less uniform or centralized; diversify or decentralize: to demassify the federal government.
to break (something standardized or homogeneous) into elements that appeal to individual tastes or special interests: to demassify the magazine industry into special-interest periodicals.

Origin of demassify

¹

de- + mass + -ify

Other words from demassify

de·mas·si·fi·ca·tion, noun
de·mas·si·fi·er, noun

Words Nearby demassify

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