decentralize

English

Alternative forms

• decentralise (UK)

Etymology

de- +‎ centralize

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diːˈsɛntɹəlaɪz/

Verb

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.

Antonyms

• recentralize

Related terms

• decentralization

Translations

cause to change from being concentrated

• Catalan: descentralizar
• Czech: decentralizovat
• Dutch: decentraliseren (nl)
• Finnish: hajasijoittaa (fi), hajauttaa
• French: décentraliser (fr)
• Galician: descentralizar
• German: dezentralisieren (de)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: decentralizzare
• Macedonian: децентрализира (decentralizira)
• Northern Sami: desentraliseret
• Portuguese: descentralizar (pt)
• Russian: децентрализовать (ru) (decentralizovatʹ)
• Spanish: descentralizar (es)
• Swedish: decentralisera (sv)

reduce the authority of a governing body

• Catalan: descentralitzar (ca)
• Czech: decentralizovat
• Dutch: decentraliseren (nl)
• Finnish: hajasijoittaa (fi), hajauttaa
• French: décentraliser (fr)
• Galician: descentralizar
• German: dezentralisieren (de)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: decentralizzare
• Macedonian: децентрализира (decentralizira)
• Northern Sami: desentraliseret
• Portuguese: descentralizar (pt)
• Russian: децентрализовать (ru) (decentralizovatʹ)
• Spanish: descentralizar (es)
• Swedish: decentralisera (sv)