• (v. t.) 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. said of authority, or the administration of public affairs. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/decentralize/
De·cen'tral·ize transitive verb 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. said of authority, or the administration of public affairs. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/15