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decentralize

UK/diːˈsɛntɹəlaɪz//diˈsɛntɹəˌlaɪz/

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

Verb

decentralize (third-person singular simple present decentralizes, present participle decentralizing, simple past and past participle decentralized)

  1. (transitive) To cause to change from being concentrated at one point or site to being distributed across several.
    • decentralize operations
  2. (transitive) To reduce the authority of (a governing body) by distributing that authority among several bodies.
    • decentralize authority
    • decentralize decision-making
  3. (intransitive) To become decentralized.
  4. (US) To bring (a suspect) to the ground by use of directed force; to tackle.

decentralize meaning in Tamil

decentralize in Tamil

நடுவாட்சி வலுத்தளர்த்து, ஆட்சி உரிமை பன்முகப்படுத்து, கிளையாட்சி வலுப்படுத்து

Examples of decentralize in a sentence

  • Historical counterinstitutionalizations, such as worker-run factories, demonstrate the viability of decentralized models.
  • Bitcoin was the first decentralized cryptocurrency.
  • The blockchain game combines a decentralized auto battler with an NFT collection of digital assets.

All 17 example sentences with decentralize

Antonyms of decentralize

Forms of decentralize

third-person singular presentdecentralizes
present participledecentralizing
past participledecentralized
pastdecentralized
alternative formdecentralise

Past tense of decentralize: decentralized

Origin of decentralize

From de- + centralize.

Words formed from decentralize

Questions about decentralize

What does decentralize mean?
Decentralize means to cause to change from being concentrated at one point or site to being distributed across several.
What is decentralize in Tamil?
Decentralize in Tamil is நடுவாட்சி வலுத்தளர்த்து, ஆட்சி உரிமை பன்முகப்படுத்து, கிளையாட்சி வலுப்படுத்து. See Decentralize meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is decentralize?
Decentralize is a verb.
How do you pronounce decentralize?
Decentralize is pronounced /diːˈsɛntɹəlaɪz/ (UK).
What is the past tense of decentralize?
The past tense of decentralize is decentralized.

Words near decentralize in the dictionary

  1. decentralizable
  2. decentralization
  3. decentralizationist
  4. decentralizationists
  5. decentralizations
  6. decentralize
  7. decentralized
  8. decentralized finance
  9. decentralized planning
  10. decentralizer
  11. decentralizers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: decentralize (page history and authors); decentralize (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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