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decentralize, v.|diːˈsɛntrəlaɪz|
[f. de- II. 1 + centralize. Cf. mod.F. décentraliser (1878 in Acad. Dict.).]
trans. To undo the centralization of; to distribute administrative powers, etc., which have been concentrated in a single head or centre. Hence deˈcentralized, deˈcentralizing ppl. adjs.
1851Nichol Archit. Heav. 91 These unconcentrated, or rather de-centralized masses of stars. 1859Bright Sp. India 1 Aug., What you want is to decentralize your Government. 1860Sat. Rev. IX. 803/2 Decentralizing influences wax faint and few. 1875Merivale Gen. Hist. Rome lxx. (1877) 575 During the last century the government of the empire had become completely decentralized. |