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de·cen·tral·ize (dē sen′trə līz′)
transitive verb decentralized -·ized′, decentralizing -·iz′·ing
to break up a concentration of (governmental authority, industry, population, etc.) in a main center and distribute more widely
Related Forms:
- decentralization de·cen′·trali·za′·tion noun
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