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de·cen·tral·ize
(dē-sĕn′trə-līz′)v. de·cen·tral·ized, de·cen·tral·iz·ing, de·cen·tral·iz·es
v.tr.
1. To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities.
2.
a. To bring about the redistribution of (an urban population and industry) to suburban areas.
b. To cause to withdraw or disperse from a center of concentration: decentralize a university complex; decentralize a museum.
v.intr.
To undergo redistribution or dispersal away from a central location or authority.
de·cen′tral·i·za′tion (-trə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
de·cen′tral·i·za′tion·ist adj. & n.
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decentralize
(diːˈsɛntrəˌlaɪz) ordecentralise
vb
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to reorganize (a government, industry, etc) into smaller more autonomous units
2. (Human Geography) to disperse (a concentration, as of industry or population)
deˈcentralist n, adj
deˌcentraliˈzation, deˌcentraliˈsation n
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de•cen•tral•ize
(diˈsɛn trəˌlaɪz)v. -ized, -iz•ing. v.t.
1. to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) throughout regional divisions, etc.
2. to disperse (something) from an area of concentration.
v.i. 3. to undergo or achieve decentralization.
[1850–55]
de•cen′tral•ist, n.
de•cen`tral•i•za′tion, n.
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decentralize
Past participle: decentralized
Gerund: decentralizing
| Imperative |
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| decentralize |
| decentralize |
| Present |
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| I decentralize |
| you decentralize |
| he/she/it decentralizes |
| we decentralize |
| you decentralize |
| they decentralize |
| Preterite |
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| I decentralized |
| you decentralized |
| he/she/it decentralized |
| we decentralized |
| you decentralized |
| they decentralized |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am decentralizing |
| you are decentralizing |
| he/she/it is decentralizing |
| we are decentralizing |
| you are decentralizing |
| they are decentralizing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have decentralized |
| you have decentralized |
| he/she/it has decentralized |
| we have decentralized |
| you have decentralized |
| they have decentralized |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was decentralizing |
| you were decentralizing |
| he/she/it was decentralizing |
| we were decentralizing |
| you were decentralizing |
| they were decentralizing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had decentralized |
| you had decentralized |
| he/she/it had decentralized |
| we had decentralized |
| you had decentralized |
| they had decentralized |
| Future |
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| I will decentralize |
| you will decentralize |
| he/she/it will decentralize |
| we will decentralize |
| you will decentralize |
| they will decentralize |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have decentralized |
| you will have decentralized |
| he/she/it will have decentralized |
| we will have decentralized |
| you will have decentralized |
| they will have decentralized |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be decentralizing |
| you will be decentralizing |
| he/she/it will be decentralizing |
| we will be decentralizing |
| you will be decentralizing |
| they will be decentralizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been decentralizing |
| you have been decentralizing |
| he/she/it has been decentralizing |
| we have been decentralizing |
| you have been decentralizing |
| they have been decentralizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been decentralizing |
| you will have been decentralizing |
| he/she/it will have been decentralizing |
| we will have been decentralizing |
| you will have been decentralizing |
| they will have been decentralizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been decentralizing |
| you had been decentralizing |
| he/she/it had been decentralizing |
| we had been decentralizing |
| you had been decentralizing |
| they had been decentralizing |
| Conditional |
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| I would decentralize |
| you would decentralize |
| he/she/it would decentralize |
| we would decentralize |
| you would decentralize |
| they would decentralize |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have decentralized |
| you would have decentralized |
| he/she/it would have decentralized |
| we would have decentralized |
| you would have decentralized |
| they would have decentralized |
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Verb 1. decentralize - make less central; "After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
federalise, federalize - put under the control and authority of a federal government
centralise, centralize, concentrate - make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"
centralise, centralize, concentrate - make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"
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