Definition of Decentralize

1. Verb. Make less central. "After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized"

Exact synonyms: Decentralise, Deconcentrate
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Specialized synonyms: Federalise, Federalize
Derivative terms: Decentralisation, Decentralization, Decentralization
Antonyms: Centralise, Centralize, Concentrate

Definition of Decentralize

1. v. t. To prevent from centralizing; to cause to withdraw from the center or place of concentration; to divide and distribute (what has been united or concentrated); -- esp. said of authority, or the administration of public affairs.

Definition of Decentralize

1. [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Decentralize

decenniums
decent
decentalisation
decenter
decentered
decentered lens
decentering
decenters
decentest
decently
decentralisation
decentralise
decentralised
decentralising(a)
decentralization
decentralize (current term)
decentralized
decentralizes
decentralizing
decentralizing(a)
decentration
decentre
decentred
decentres
decentring
deception
deception
deceptional
deceptions
deceptive

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