Past tense of decentralize
regular verb
The past tense of decentralize is decentralized. The past participle is also decentralized.
Forms of decentralize
| Base form (V1) | decentralize /diːˈsɛntɹəlaɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | decentralized /diːˈsɛntɹəlaɪzd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | decentralized /diːˈsɛntɹəlaɪzd/ |
| Present participle | decentralizing |
| Third person singular | decentralizes |
Decentralized in a sentence
- Historical counterinstitutionalizations, such as worker-run factories, demonstrate the viability of decentralized models.From the entry counterinstitutionalization
- Bitcoin was the first decentralized cryptocurrency.From the entry cryptocurrency
- The blockchain game combines a decentralized auto battler with an NFT collection of digital assets.2022 April 29, “UFO Gaming Launches The Alpha Version Of Their Debut Game Super Galactic”, in PR Newswire, via EBSCOhost. From the entry auto battler
- A special challenge is posed by local government units (LGUs) and the country’s decentralized governance system.2021 October 21, Department of Finance Philippines, “Philippines Goes Green”, in CNN. From the entry LGU
- Studies on swarm robotics systems have shown the potential of large-scale multirobot systems based on decentralized control.2015, Miguel Duarte, Vasco Costa, Jorge Gomes, Tiago Rodrigues, Fernando Silva, Sancho Moura Oliveira, Anders Lyhne Christensen…. From the entry multirobot
Meaning of decentralize
- verb To cause to change from being concentrated at one point or site to being distributed across several.
- verb To reduce the authority of (a governing body) by distributing that authority among several bodies.
- verb To become decentralized.
Questions about the past tense of decentralize
- What is the past tense of decentralize?
- The past tense of decentralize is decentralized.
- What is the past participle of decentralize?
- The past participle of decentralize is decentralized.
- Is decentralize a regular or irregular verb?
- Decentralize is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: decentralize (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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