decentralize

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To cause to change from being concentrated at one point or site to being distributed across several.

   decentralize operations

2. 2
   verb

   To reduce the authority of (a governing body) by distributing that authority among several bodies.

   decentralize authority

3. 3
   verb

   make less central

4. 4
   verb

   To become decentralized.

5. 5
   verb

   To bring (a suspect) to the ground by use of directed force; to tackle.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der. Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)der. Latin centrum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin centrālisbor. English central Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English centralize English decentralize From de- + centralize.