intransitive verb.
To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities.
intransitive verb.
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intransitive verb.
To bring about the redistribution of (an urban population and industry) to suburban areas.
intransitive verb.
To cause to withdraw or disperse from a center of concentration.
intransitive verb.
To undergo redistribution or dispersal away from a central location or authority.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To distribute or take away from a center, or a central situation or authority; disperse, as what has been brought together, concentrated, or centralized.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transitive verb.
to make less central; to prevent from centralizing; to cause to withdraw from the center or place of concentration; to divide and distribute (what has been united or concentrated); -- esp. said of authority, or the administration of public affairs.
verb.
To cause something to change from being concentrated at one point to being distributed across a number of points.
verb.
To reduce the authority of a governing body by distributing that authority among several bodies.
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verb.
make less central
Word Usage
"Domscheit-Berg, a former spokesman for WikiLeaks who fell out with Assange, said the two websites and others soon to be launched could complement each other, helping to "decentralize" the whistleblowing process."