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verb
To withdraw from concentration; to decentralize.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
make less central
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: decentralize, decentralise
Antonyms: concentrate
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
Narrower terms: federalize, federalise
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English concentrate English deconcentrate From de- + concentrate.
