decentralise
See also: décentralisé and décentralise
English
editAlternative forms
edit- decentralize (US)
Etymology
editde- + centralise
Pronunciation
editVerb
editdecentralise (third-person singular simple present decentralises, present participle decentralising, simple past and past participle decentralised)
- (British spelling) To cause something to change from being concentrated at one point to being distributed across a number of points.
- To reduce the authority of a governing body by distributing that authority among several bodies.