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Meaning of "decentralize" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DECENTRALIZE

decentralize  [diːˈsɛntrəˌlaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DECENTRALIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Decentralize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb decentralize in English.

WHAT DOES DECENTRALIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

decentralize

Decentralization

Decentralization is the process of redistributing or dispersing functions, powers, people or things away from a central location or authority. While centralization, especially in the governmental sphere, is widely studied and practiced, there is no common definition or understanding of decentralization. The meaning of decentralization may vary in part because of the different ways it is applied. Concepts of decentralization have been applied to group dynamics and management science in private businesses and organizations, political science, law and public administration, economics and technology.

Definition of decentralize in the English dictionary

The definition of decentralize in the dictionary is to reorganize into smaller more autonomous units. Other definition of decentralize is to disperse.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DECENTRALIZE

PRESENT

Present
I decentralize
you decentralize
he/she/it decentralizes
we decentralize
you decentralize
they decentralize
Present continuous
I am decentralizing
you are decentralizing
he/she/it is decentralizing
we are decentralizing
you are decentralizing
they are decentralizing
Present perfect
I have decentralized
you have decentralized
he/she/it has decentralized
we have decentralized
you have decentralized
they have decentralized
Present perfect continuous
I have been decentralizing
you have been decentralizing
he/she/it has been decentralizing
we have been decentralizing
you have been decentralizing
they have been decentralizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I decentralized
you decentralized
he/she/it decentralized
we decentralized
you decentralized
they decentralized
Past continuous
I was decentralizing
you were decentralizing
he/she/it was decentralizing
we were decentralizing
you were decentralizing
they were decentralizing
Past perfect
I had decentralized
you had decentralized
he/she/it had decentralized
we had decentralized
you had decentralized
they had decentralized
Past perfect continuous
I had been decentralizing
you had been decentralizing
he/she/it had been decentralizing
we had been decentralizing
you had been decentralizing
they had been decentralizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will decentralize
you will decentralize
he/she/it will decentralize
we will decentralize
you will decentralize
they will decentralize
Future continuous
I will be decentralizing
you will be decentralizing
he/she/it will be decentralizing
we will be decentralizing
you will be decentralizing
they will be decentralizing
Future perfect
I will have decentralized
you will have decentralized
he/she/it will have decentralized
we will have decentralized
you will have decentralized
they will have decentralized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been decentralizing
you will have been decentralizing
he/she/it will have been decentralizing
we will have been decentralizing
you will have been decentralizing
they will have been decentralizing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would decentralize
you would decentralize
he/she/it would decentralize
we would decentralize
you would decentralize
they would decentralize
Conditional continuous
I would be decentralizing
you would be decentralizing
he/she/it would be decentralizing
we would be decentralizing
you would be decentralizing
they would be decentralizing
Conditional perfect
I would have decentralize
you would have decentralize
he/she/it would have decentralize
we would have decentralize
you would have decentralize
they would have decentralize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been decentralizing
you would have been decentralizing
he/she/it would have been decentralizing
we would have been decentralizing
you would have been decentralizing
they would have been decentralizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you decentralize
we let´s decentralize
you decentralize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to decentralize
Past participle
decentralized
Present Participle
decentralizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DECENTRALIZE


centralize
ˈsɛntrəˌlaɪz
demineralize
diːˈmɪnərəˌlaɪz
demoralize
dɪˈmɒrəˌlaɪz
federalise
ˈfɛdərəˌlaɪz
federalize
ˈfɛdərəˌlaɪz
generalize
ˈdʒɛnrəˌlaɪz
hydrolyse
ˈhaɪdrəˌlaɪz
hydrolyze
ˈhaɪdrəˌlaɪz
liberalize
ˈlɪbərəˌlaɪz
mineralize
ˈmɪnərəˌlaɪz
moralize
ˈmɒrəˌlaɪz
naturalize
ˈnætʃrəˌlaɪz
neutralize
ˈnjuːtrəˌlaɪz
overgeneralize
ˌəʊvəˈdʒenrəˌlaɪz
paralyse
ˈpærəˌlaɪz
pluralise
ˈplʊərəˌlaɪz
pluralize
ˈplʊərəˌlaɪz
remineralize
riːˈmɪnərəˌlaɪz
supernaturalize
ˌsuːpəˈnætʃərəˌlaɪz
unnaturalize
ʌnˈnætʃərəˌlaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DECENTRALIZE

decenary
decencies
decency
decennaries
decennary
decennia
decennial
decennially
decennium
decennoval
decent
decenter
decently
decentness
decentralisation
decentralise
decentralist
decentralization
decentralized processing
decentre

WORDS THAT END LIKE DECENTRALIZE

Belize
capitalize
contextualize
crystalize
decriminalize
finalize
immortalize
initialize
legalize
localize
marginalize
materialize
nationalize
normalize
personalize
realize
revitalize
socialize
specialize
vandalize
visualize

Synonyms and antonyms of decentralize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «decentralize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DECENTRALIZE

Find out the translation of decentralize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of decentralize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «decentralize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

分散
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

descentralizar
570 millions of speakers

English

decentralize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विकेन्द्रीकरण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اللامركزية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

децентрализовать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

descentralizar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কেন্দ্র হইতে অপসৃত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

décentraliser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Desentralisasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dezentralisieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

地方分権化する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

>분권화 하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Decentralize
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

địa phương phân quyền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மையக்குவிப்பற்றுச்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विकेंद्रीकरण करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bağımsız yönetime geçmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

decentrare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

decentralizację
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

децентралізувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

descentraliza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποκέντρωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

desentraliseer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

decentralisera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

desentralisere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of decentralize

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DECENTRALIZE»

The term «decentralize» is regularly used and occupies the 59.949 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of decentralize
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DECENTRALIZE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «decentralize» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «decentralize» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about decentralize

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DECENTRALIZE»

Discover the use of decentralize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to decentralize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Reagan's federalism: his efforts to decentralize government
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Richard S. Williamson, 1990
2
Strategic Management Theory: An Integrated Approach
To. Centralize. or. Decentralize? That. Is. the. Question. problems, top managers use more complex integrating mechanisms to increase coordination among functions and divisions. Liaison Roles Managers can increase coordination among ...
Charles Hill, Gareth Jones, 2009
3
The Size of Nations
An alternative strategy for Leviathans might be to decentralize power; this, however, may run counter to the very nature of a dictatorial government. Interestingly, Ades and Glaeser (1995) find that nondemocratic countries tend to have larger ...
Enrico Spolaore, Alberto Alesina, 2005
4
Ten Steps to Maturity in Knowledge Management: Lessons in ...
Decentralize the content management process. 2. Decentralize knowledge ownership processes: monitor the completeness, quality, currency and usability of knowledge in particular areas of interest. 3. Decentralize the running of communities ...
J. K. Suresh, Kavi Mahesh, 2006
5
Restoring Fiscal Discipline for Poverty Reduction in Peru: A ...
The Decision to Decentralize: Promises and Risks Following almost a decade- long centralized authoritarianism, Peru is a relative latecomer to decentralization in Latin America. The decision to decentralize initially was motivated more by the  ...
World Bank
6
Decentralizing the State: Elections, Parties, and Local ...
Logit regression verified that the expected relationship held in the cases: The probability that an administration would decentralize increased as the party in power experienced less support at the national level, more support at local levels , and ...
Kathleen O'Neill, 2005
7
Peace by Design: Managing Intrastate Conflict through ...
Countries possess significant discretion in deciding whether or not to accede to regional party demands because regional parties generally lack the political power to compel countries to decentralize and often cannot credibly commit to ...
Dawn Brancati, 2008
8
Essentials of Managerial Accounting
Many types of organizations decentralize operations to improve the management of their segments. For example, universities are often segmented by discipline with one manager, or dean, responsible for each discipline (physical education, ...
Kurt Heisinger, 2009
9
Decentralization of Education: Teacher Management
Teacher management is usually decentralized as part of an overall plan to decentralize the education system. Thus the goals of the entire decentralization program must be worked out before identifying changes to be made in teacher ...
Cathy Gaynor, 1998
10
Decentralization in Indonesia as a Political Problem
WHY. DECENTRALIZE? Given. the universality of the postulate that there would be autonomous regional government, it is not surprising that no extended debates took place directly relating to doctrinal questions. No one really asked the ...
Gerald Seymour Maryanov, 1958

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DECENTRALIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term decentralize is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ryan X. Charles Is Building a Decentralized Reddit, and 'Would …
While Charles was working for Reddit, Inc. under ex-CEO Yishan, he says the company had plans to decentralize the platform by incentivizing ... «CoinTelegraph, Jul 15»
2
Video: California senator calls new Mexican envoy 'hot'
At an Assembly Judiciary Committee hearing for a bill to decentralize control of the California courts, the Whittier Democrat said he wasn't ... «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»
3
Bitcoin & Crowdfunding
It's primarily these ideas and practices that can be used to effectively decentralize crowdfunding. Bitcoin_7 TechCrunch delved into the ... «Crowdfunding Beat, Jul 15»
4
Post-Freundel, New 'Gold Standard' For Conversion
On Sunday, the Israeli cabinet repealed a measure intended to decentralize the process and allow regional rabbis to establish local conversion ... «The Jewish Week, Jul 15»
5
Reddit Almost Became Decentralized Through The Blockchain …
... as a 'crypto-currency engineer' for Reddit, the social network had been working to decentralize itself using the technology behind Bitcoin. «Brave New Coin, Jul 15»
6
Why Yemen's peace talks failed
Denial of its regional divisions and ignoring the need to decentralize powers of political and economic decision making outside the traditional ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
7
About Nanobiosym, NBSDx, Gene-RADAR®, and Dr. Anita Goel …
By providing next-gen tools that decentralize, personalize, and mobilize the delivery of healthcare, we empower each person to take ownership ... «Benzinga, Jul 15»
8
Why it makes sense for Reddit to decentralize, a la bitcoin
Imagine a version of Reddit that's fully peer-to-peer like BitTorrent, and which relies on small bitcoin transactions to function. That's something ... «Engadget, Jul 15»
9
Efficiency in business isn't key, says retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal …
McChrystal said that if companies decentralize decision-making processes among its teams - and allow them to have access to a transparent ... «Washington Business Journal, Jul 15»
10
Volkswagen Sales Are Making a Comeback Thanks to the Golf
With the autocratic Piëch gone, Winterkorn was put in charge, and set about spearheaded a radical plan to decentralize the company, giving its ... «The Cheat Sheet, Jul 15»

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