Hypertext Webster Gateway: "decentralize"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Decentralize \De*cen"tral*ize\, v. t.
To prevent from centralizing; to cause to withdraw from the
center or place of concentration; to divide and distribute
(what has been united or concentrated); -- esp. said of
authority, or the administration of public affairs.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
decentralize
v : make less central; "After the revolution, food distribution
was decentralized" [syn: {deconcentrate}, {decentralise}]
[ant: {centralize}, {centralize}, {centralize}]
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