v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.

v.tr.

1. To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities.
2. 1. To bring about the redistribution of (an urban population and industry) to suburban areas.
   2. To cause to withdraw or disperse from a center of concentration: decentralize a university complex; decentralize a museum.

v.intr.

To undergo redistribution or dispersal away from a central location or authority.

decentralization de·cen'tral·i·za'tion (-trə-lĭ-zā'shən) n.
decentralizationist de·cen'tral·i·za'tion·ist n.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: make less central
  Synonyms: deconcentrate, decentralise
  Antonyms: centralize (meaning #1), centralise (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - give lokalt selvstyre
v. intr. - decentralisere

Nederlands (Dutch)
decentraliseren (spreiden)

Français (French)
v. tr. - décentraliser
v. intr. - décentraliser

Deutsch (German)
v. - dezentralisieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποκεντρώνω

Italiano (Italian)
decentralizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - descentralizar

Русский (Russian)
децентрализовать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - descentralizar, dispersar de un área de concentración
v. intr. - descentralizar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - decentralisera

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
使分散, 使地方分权, 排除集中, 分权, 权力下放, 分散, 疏散

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使分散, 使地方分權, 排除集中
v. intr. - 分權, 權力下放, 分散, 疏散

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 분산시키다, 지방으로 분산시키다
v. intr. - 분산하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 集中を排除する, 分散化する, 分散させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينقل قوة أو سلطه أوما شابه من مكان مركزي الى مكان لا مركزي, ينقل أقسام مؤسسه كبيرة بعيدا عن مركز الادارة الى اماكن اخرى في البلد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פיצל סמכויות, ביזר‬
v. intr. - ‮בוזר, אורגן מחדש‬

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