decentralise

CEFRB2

/diːˈsɛntɹəlaɪz/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To move control from one central place to several places.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To reduce the authority of a governing body by distributing that authority among several bodies.

Examples

  • The company decided to decentralise its operations to improve efficiency.

  • They sought to decentralise the government.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • [diːˈsentɹəlɑe̯z]
  • /diːˈsentɹəlaɪz/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To cause something to change from being concentrated at one point to being distributed across a number of points.

More examples

In context

  • Efforts to decentralise were successful.

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Origin

verb

From de- + centralise.