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decentralizes

decentralizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of decentralize.

Meaning of decentralize

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.

Questions about decentralizes

What is decentralizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Decentralizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of decentralize.

Words near decentralizes in the dictionary

  1. decentralized
  2. decentralized finance
  3. decentralized planning
  4. decentralizer
  5. decentralizers
  6. decentralizes
  7. decentralizing
  8. decentrally
  9. decentration
  10. decentrations
  11. decentre

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