decentralize

English

Alternative forms

• decentralise (UK)

Etymology

From de- +‎ centralize.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˈsɛntɹəlaɪz/

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Verb

decentralize (third-person singular simple present decentralizes, present participle decentralizing, simple past and past participle decentralized)

1. To cause something to change from being concentrated at one point to being distributed across a number of points.
2. To reduce the authority of a governing body by distributing that authority among several bodies.
3. (US) In police terminology, to bring a suspect to the ground by use of directed force; a tackle.

Antonyms

• recentralize

Derived terms

• decentralizable
• decentralizer

 

Related terms

• decentralization

Translations

cause to change from being concentrated

Catalan: descentralitzar (ca) Czech: decentralizovat Dutch: decentraliseren (nl) Finnish: hajasijoittaa (fi), hajauttaa (fi) French: décentraliser (fr) Galician: descentralizar German: dezentralisieren (de), entflechten (de), verteilen (de), zerstreuen (de) Italian: decentralizzare (it) Macedonian: децентрализира (decentralizira) Northern Sami: desentraliseret Occitan: descentralizar Portuguese: descentralizar (pt) Russian: децентрализовать (ru) (decentralizovatʹ) Spanish: descentralizar (es) Swedish: decentralisera (sv)

reduce the authority of a governing body

Catalan: descentralitzar (ca) Czech: decentralizovat Dutch: decentraliseren (nl) Finnish: hajasijoittaa (fi), hajauttaa (fi) French: décentraliser (fr) Galician: descentralizar German: dezentralisieren (de) Italian: decentralizzare (it) Macedonian: децентрализира (decentralizira) Northern Sami: desentraliseret Occitan: descentralizar Portuguese: descentralizar (pt) Russian: децентрализовать (ru) (decentralizovatʹ) Spanish: descentralizar (es) Swedish: decentralisera (sv)