decentralize
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Synonyms: decentralise, recentralize, centralize, decentralized, decentralizes, decentralist, decentralism
Antonyms: decentralise, recentralize, centralize, decentralized, decentralizes, decentralist, decentralism
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Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To cause to change from being [[concentrate]]d at one point or site to being [[distribute]]d across several.
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To reduce the authority of (a governing body) by distributing that authority among several bodies.
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To become decentralized.
- {{lb|en|US|police}} To bring (a [[suspect]]) to the ground by use of directed force; to [[tackle]].
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