decentralize
verb (used with object)
to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area.
is decentralizing
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present progressiveof decentralize (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Though things are now speeding up—the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is decentralizing the process—valuable time has been wasted.
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2022
Although CMDT, the Malian Company for the Development of Textiles, which monopolizes the country's cotton production, is state owned, it is decentralizing, transforming a money-losing dinosaur into an engine for local development.
From Time Magazine Archive
