"decentralize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /diːˈsɛntɹəlaɪz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /diˈsɛntɹəˌlaɪz/ [Canada, General-American], /diːˈsentɹəlɑɪz/ [General-Australian], /diːˈsentɹəlaɪz/ [New-Zealand] Audio: en-us-decentralize.ogg Forms: decentralizes [present, singular, third-person], decentralizing [participle, present], decentralized [participle, past], decentralized [past], decentralise [alternative]
Etymology: From de- + centralize. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|centralize}} de- + centralize Head templates: {{en-verb}} decentralize (third-person singular simple present decentralizes, present participle decentralizing, simple past and past participle decentralized)
  1. (transitive) To cause to change from being concentrated at one point or site to being distributed across several. Tags: transitive Translations (cause to change from being concentrated): descentralitzar (Catalan), decentralizovat (Czech), decentraliseren (Dutch), hajasijoittaa (Finnish), hajauttaa (Finnish), décentraliser (French), descentralizar (Galician), dezentralisieren (German), entflechten (German), verteilen (German), zerstreuen (German), decentralizzare (Italian), децентрализира (decentralizira) (Macedonian), desentraliseret (Northern Sami), descentralizar (Occitan), descentralizar (Portuguese), децентрализовать (decentralizovatʹ) (Russian), descentralizar (Spanish), decentralisera (Swedish)
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  2. (transitive) To reduce the authority of (a governing body) by distributing that authority among several bodies. Tags: transitive Translations (reduce the authority of a governing body): descentralitzar (Catalan), decentralizovat (Czech), decentraliseren (Dutch), hajasijoittaa (Finnish), hajauttaa (Finnish), décentraliser (French), descentralizar (Galician), dezentralisieren (German), decentralizzare (Italian), децентрализира (decentralizira) (Macedonian), desentraliseret (Northern Sami), descentralizar (Occitan), descentralizar (Portuguese), децентрализовать (decentralizovatʹ) (Russian), descentralizar (Spanish), decentralisera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-decentralize-en-verb-v9dmsweC Categories (other): English terms with collocations Disambiguation of 'reduce the authority of a governing body': 11 82 2 5
  3. (intransitive) To become decentralized. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-decentralize-en-verb-hFctkOxl
  4. (US, law enforcement) To bring (a suspect) to the ground by use of directed force; to tackle. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-decentralize-en-verb-my4n2hl- Categories (other): American English, Law enforcement, English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 27 23 16 35 Topics: government, law-enforcement
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: decentralizable, decentralizer Related terms: decentralization

Inflected forms

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        "To cause to change from being concentrated at one point or site to being distributed across several."
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        "(transitive) To cause to change from being concentrated at one point or site to being distributed across several."
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        "To reduce the authority of (a governing body) by distributing that authority among several bodies."
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        "To become decentralized."
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        "(intransitive) To become decentralized."
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "cause to change from being concentrated",
      "word": "descentralitzar"
    },
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      "sense": "cause to change from being concentrated",
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      "sense": "cause to change from being concentrated",
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      "sense": "cause to change from being concentrated",
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      "sense": "cause to change from being concentrated",
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
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      "sense": "cause to change from being concentrated",
      "word": "décentraliser"
    },
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "cause to change from being concentrated",
      "word": "descentralizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "cause to change from being concentrated",
      "word": "dezentralisieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "cause to change from being concentrated",
      "word": "entflechten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "cause to change from being concentrated",
      "word": "verteilen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "cause to change from being concentrated",
      "word": "zerstreuen"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "cause to change from being concentrated",
      "word": "decentralizzare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "lang_code": "mk",
      "roman": "decentralizira",
      "sense": "cause to change from being concentrated",
      "word": "децентрализира"
    },
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      "code": "se",
      "lang": "Northern Sami",
      "lang_code": "se",
      "sense": "cause to change from being concentrated",
      "word": "desentraliseret"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
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      "lang_code": "oc",
      "sense": "cause to change from being concentrated",
      "word": "descentralizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "cause to change from being concentrated",
      "word": "descentralizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "decentralizovatʹ",
      "sense": "cause to change from being concentrated",
      "word": "децентрализовать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "cause to change from being concentrated",
      "word": "descentralizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "cause to change from being concentrated",
      "word": "decentralisera"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "reduce the authority of a governing body",
      "word": "descentralitzar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "reduce the authority of a governing body",
      "word": "decentralizovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
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      "sense": "reduce the authority of a governing body",
      "word": "decentraliseren"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "reduce the authority of a governing body",
      "word": "hajasijoittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "lang_code": "fi",
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      "word": "hajauttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
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    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "reduce the authority of a governing body",
      "word": "descentralizar"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
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      "sense": "reduce the authority of a governing body",
      "word": "dezentralisieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
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      "word": "decentralizzare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "lang_code": "mk",
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      "sense": "reduce the authority of a governing body",
      "word": "децентрализира"
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      "code": "se",
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      "code": "oc",
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      "sense": "reduce the authority of a governing body",
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    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "reduce the authority of a governing body",
      "word": "descentralizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "word": "децентрализовать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "word": "descentralizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "reduce the authority of a governing body",
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