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decentralise.

To cause something to change from being concentrated at one point to being distributed across a number of points.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/diːˈsɛntɹəlaɪz/Received-Pronunciation/diˈsɛntɹəˌlaɪz/Canada, General-American/diːˈsentɹəlɑez/Australia/diːˈsentɹəlaɪz/New-Zealand
  1. To cause something to change from being concentrated at one point to being distributed across a number of points.

    UK
  2. To reduce the authority of a governing body by distributing that authority among several bodies.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English centralise English decentralise From de- + centralise.

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