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decentralize

especially British, ··ٰ·

[dee-sen-truh-lahyz]

verb (used with object)

decentralized, decentralizing 
  1. to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area.

    to decentralize the national government.

  2. to disperse (something) from an area of concentration.

    to decentralize the nation's industry.



verb (used without object)

decentralized, decentralizing 
  1. to undergo decentralization.

    The city government is looking for ways to decentralize.

decentralize

/ 徱ːˈɛԳٰəˌɪ /

verb

  1. to reorganize (a government, industry, etc) into smaller more autonomous units

  2. to disperse (a concentration, as of industry or population)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • decentralist noun
  • decentralization noun
  • ˈԳٰ noun
  • ˌԳٰˈپDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of decentralize1

First recorded in 1850–55; de- + centralize
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Example Sentences

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This is a decentralized coalition of kids pooling their oddities, improvising solutions, and building solidarity in real time.

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The unified Paralympic village on UCLA’s campus differs from Paris, which had a decentralized plan with Paralympians staying at satellite villages.

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The decentralized Moratorium Day events on October 15, 1969 drew upward of 2 million people.

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The USDA’s program began doling out grants to states and tribal governments in 2022, in an attempt to decentralize and diversify food supply chains after the strain of the pandemic.

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Thierer noted China’s surprising success with low-cost, decentralized open-source AI systems — a strategy that contrasts sharply with U.S. reliance on proprietary models requiring massive computational resources and budgets.

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