v. To cause something to change from being concentrated at one point to being distributed across a number of points.
v. To reduce the authority of a governing body by distributing that authority among several bodies.
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v. same as decentralize. Opposite of centralize and concentrate
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v. make less central
Word Usage
"African National Congress (ANC) leader Jacob Zuma, soon to stand trial on corruption charges, says he would "decentralise" power if elected South Africa's next president, the Sunday Independent reported."