decentralize
verbUK /diːˈsɛntɹəlaɪz/ · CA, US /diˈsɛntɹəˌlaɪz/
Etymology From de- + centralize.
1
To cause to change from being concentrated at one point or site to being distributed across several.
- decentralize operations
2
To reduce the authority of (a governing body) by distributing that authority among several bodies.
- decentralize authority
- decentralize decision-making
1 more example
- The government planned to decentralize power to local councils.
3
To become decentralized.
4
Government, Law enforcement US To bring (a suspect) to the ground by use of directed force; to tackle.
- Antonyms
- recentralize
- Derived terms
- decentralizable, decentralizer
- Related terms
- decentralization