decentralized

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
3. (intransitive) To become decentralized.
4. (US) To bring (a suspect) to the ground by use of directed force; to tackle.