the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. causing a dispersion or movement away from the center; -- used especially of power or administrative functions. Opposite of centralizing.
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adj. tending away from a central point
Word Usage
"Even within the old, dense cities, population and jobs are decentralizing from the high-density cores to the lower-density suburbs, where cars prevail."