decentralise

See also: décentralisé and décentralise

English

Alternative forms

• decentralize (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-der.

English de-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der.

Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)der.

Latin centrum

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin centrālisbor.

English central

English -ise

English centralise

English decentralise

From de- + centralise.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /diːˈsɛntɹəlaɪz/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /diˈsɛntɹəˌlaɪz/

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• (Australian) IPA^(key): /diːˈsentɹəlɑez/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /diːˈsentɹəlaɪz/, [diːˈsentɹəlɑe̯z]

Verb

decentralise (third-person singular simple present decentralises, present participle decentralising, simple past and past participle decentralised)

1. (British spelling) 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.

Derived terms

• decentralisation

Anagrams

• deinterlaces