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decentralize Definition

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

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  • operation: As Daniel Drache of York University, Toronto, notes, " companies can outsource; they can decentralize operations; they can relocate.