decentralise

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decentralise

/diːˈsɛntɹəlaɪz/ UK
/diˈsɛntɹəˌlaɪz/ Canada, US
/diːˈsentɹəlɑez/ Australia
/diːˈsentɹəlaɪz/ New Zealand
[diːˈsentɹəlɑe̯z] New Zealand

verb decentralises · decentralising · decentralised · decentralize

UK To cause something to change from being concentrated at one point to being distributed across a number of points.
To reduce the authority of a governing body by distributing that authority among several bodies.

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@misc{decentralise_2026,
  title = {decentralise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/decentralise},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}