"decentralize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /diːˈsɛntɹəlaɪz/ [UK] Audio: en-us-decentralize.ogg [US] Forms: decentralizes [present, singular, third-person], decentralizing [participle, present], decentralized [participle, past], decentralized [past]
Etymology: 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. To cause something to change from being concentrated at one point to being distributed across a number of points. 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)
    Sense id: en-decentralize-en-verb-26XaYAp2 Disambiguation of 'cause to change from being concentrated': 96 2 2
  2. To reduce the authority of a governing body by distributing that authority among several bodies. 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-wXbj6SO2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 41 30 Disambiguation of 'reduce the authority of a governing body': 5 91 4
  3. (US) In police terminology, to bring a suspect to the ground by use of directed force; a tackle. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-decentralize-en-verb-oZ~KM3MH Categories (other): American English, English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 29 20 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: decentralise [UK] Related terms: decentralization

Inflected forms

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