verb
make less central
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After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized
• Syn: ↑decentralize, ↑decentralise
• Ant: ↑concentrate, ↑centralize (for: ↑decentralize), ↑centralise (for: ↑decentralize)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑decentralisation (for: ↑decentralise), ↑decentralization (for: ↑decentralize)
• Hyponyms: ↑federalize, ↑federalise
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s
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Somebody ——s something
Useful english dictionary. 2012.