decentralize(v = verb.change) decentralise, deconcentrate - make less central; "After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized"
is one way to alter, change, modify
Antonyms: centralise, centralize
Derived forms noun decentralization2, noun decentralization1
Sample sentences:
Something ----s; Somebody ----s something
decentralize, v.tr. (also -ise)
1 transfer (powers etc.) from a central to a local authority.
2 reorganize (a centralized institution, organization, etc.) on the basis of greater local autonomy.
Derivative:
decentralist n. & adj. decentralization n.
VB decompose, decompound, analyze, disembody, dissolve, resolve into its elements, separate into its elements, electrolyze, dissect, decentralize, break up, disperse, unravel, crumble into dust.