deconcentrate

C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /ˌdikənˈsɛntreɪt/ UK /ˌdiːkənˈsentreɪt/ See IPA manual

verb

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1

verb
to disperse or reduce the concentration of

The policy aimed to deconcentrate industry from the capital.

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1 verb · to disperse or reduce the... disperse decentralize scatter diffuse dilute

Opposites

concentrate centralize focus condense

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Derived forms deconcentration

Related forms concentrate concentration

Etymology

Formed in English from de- ('reverse') plus concentrate, from Latin con- ('together') plus centrum ('center'), from Ancient Greek kentron ('sharp point, center').

de- Latin centrum Latin kentron Ancient Greek

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# deconcentrate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ˌdikənˈsɛntreɪt
**IPA (UK):** ˌdiːkənˈsentreɪt

## Meanings
1. to disperse or reduce the concentration of

## Examples
- The policy aimed to deconcentrate industry from the capital.

## Synonyms
- disperse
- decentralize
- scatter
- diffuse
- dilute

## Antonyms
- concentrate
- centralize
- focus
- condense

## Derived Forms
- deconcentration

## Related Forms
- concentrate
- concentration

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: de-
- Root: centrum
- Root: kentron

## Etymology
Formed in English from de- ('reverse') plus concentrate, from Latin con- ('together') plus centrum ('center'), from Ancient Greek kentron ('sharp point, center').

## AI Etymology
Deconcentrate has the etymological history Formed in English from de- ('reverse') plus concentrate, from Latin con- ('together') plus centrum ('center'), from Ancient Greek kentron ('sharp point, center'). The ancestry passes through Latin de-, Latin centrum, and Ancient Greek kentron. The prefix con- adds togetherness, combination, or intensification where the Latin formation gives it that value, helping to explain the word's surface structure. In present use as a verb, it means "to disperse or reduce the concentration of", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include concentrate and concentration; derived forms include deconcentration.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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