de·cen·tral·ize decentralizes decentralizing decentralized in BRIT, also use decentralise To decentralize government or a large organization means to move some departments away from the main administrative area, or to give more power to local departments. They have decentralised the company and made it less bureaucratic. the need to decentralize and devolve power to regional governments + decentralization de·cen·trali·za·tion increased decentralisation and greater powers for regional authorities. to move parts of a government, organization etc from a central place to several different smaller ones centralize
To prevent from centralizing; to cause to withdraw from the center or place of concentration; to divide and distribute (what has been united or concentrated); esp