decentralise

Other spellings

• (US) decentralize

Word parts

de- + centralise

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /diːˈsɛntrəlaɪz/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: de‧cen‧tral‧ise

Verb

Plain form decentralise

Third-person singular decentralises

Past tense decentralised

Past participle decentralised

Present participle decentralising

1. If you decentralise a meeting, you change it from being concentrated at one point to being distributed across a number of points.

   Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the celebration has been decentralised to multiple locations.

Related words

• decentralisation/decentralization