decentralize

Other spellings

• (UK) decentralise

Word parts

de- + centralize

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /diːˈsɛntrəlaɪz/

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• Hyphenation: de‧cen‧tral‧ize

Verb

Plain form decentralize

Third-person singular decentralizes

Past tense decentralized

Past participle decentralized

Present participle decentralizing

1. If you decentralize 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 decentralized to multiple locations.

Related words

• decentralization/decentralisation