decentralize

About 0.24 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

   decentralize operations

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

   decentralize authority

3. verb To become decentralized.
4. verb To bring (a suspect) to the ground by use of directed force; to tackle.

Similar words

decentralise deconcentrate decentralisation delegate distribute disperse divert devolve devolution decentralised

Often followed by

the and decision power authority its their industry control