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decentralize

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

verb decentralizes · decentralizing · decentralized · decentralise

  1. transitive To cause to change from being concentrated at one point or site to being distributed across several. decentralize operations
  2. transitive To reduce the authority of (a governing body) by distributing that authority among several bodies. decentralize authority
  3. intransitive To become decentralized.
  4. US To bring (a suspect) to the ground by use of directed force; to tackle.

Opposite: recentralize

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verb

Opposite: recentralize

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verb cause to change from being concentrated

Españoldescentralizar
Portuguêsdescentralizar
Françaisdécentraliser
Deutschdezentralisieren, entflechten, verteilen, zerstreuen
Italianodecentralizzare
Русскийдецентрализовать decentralizovatʹ

verb reduce the authority of a governing body

Españoldescentralizar
Portuguêsdescentralizar
Françaisdécentraliser
Deutschdezentralisieren
Italianodecentralizzare
Русскийдецентрализовать decentralizovatʹ

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"decentralize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/decentralize. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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decentralize. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/decentralize

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"decentralize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/decentralize.

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@misc{decentralize_2026,
  title = {decentralize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/decentralize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}