decentralize

decentralize is a 12-letter English word with 2 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 24 in Scrabble and 27 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 24 · Words With Friends 27 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. 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.
2. verb. make less central

   "After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized"

   Synonyms: decentralise, deconcentrate

Synonyms

decentralise, deconcentrate

Common word forms

decentralized, decentralizes, decentralizing

Words from these letters

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