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Meaning of 'decentralize' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Decentralize [ v. t.]
- To prevent from centralizing; to cause to withdraw from the center or place of concentration; to divide and distribute (what has been united or concentrated); -- esp. said of authority, or the administration of public affairs.

Meaning of 'decentralize' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . decentralize [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make less central
Example in sentence:
  • After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized

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