decentralize

• decentralise (UK)

de- +‎ centralize

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˈsɛntɹəlaɪz/

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decentralize (third-person singular simple present decentralizes, present participle decentralizing, simple past and past participle decentralized)

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.

• recentralize

• decentralization