decentralize

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

decentralise

deconcentrate

devolve

scatter

spread out

pass down

decentralized management

separate management

disperse

extend

Translations

descentralizar

décentraliser

αποκεντρώνω

dezentralisieren

descentralizar

desconcentrar

decentrare

descentralitzar

déconcentrer

decentraliseren

decentralizzare

إجعل لامركزيا

bağımsız yönetime geçmek

decentralitzar

descentralitzar-se

Pronounced as (IPA)

/diːˈsɛntɹəlaɪz/

Etymology

From de- + centralize.