transitive verb
de·con·cen·trat·ed, de·con·cen·trat·ing, de·con·cen·tratesTo make less concentrated or centralized.
Related Forms:
- de′con·cen·tra′tion
noun
deconcentrate
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present deconcentrates, present participle deconcentrating, simple past and past participle deconcentrated)
- To withdraw from concentration; to decentralize.
Origin
de- +"Ž concentrate
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"deconcentrate." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 19 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/deconcentrate>.
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deconcentrate. (n.d.). Retrieved January 19th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/deconcentrate
