decentralize
gb/dɪsˈɛntɹəlˌaɪz/ us/dɪsˈɛntɹəlˌaɪz/
C1
Ingles
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
Pandiwa
C1
action
1
transfer power to local units
to give more control to local groups instead of one central group
Padron ng paggamit:
decentralize [power/authority/control/decision-making] (to/among [groups/regions/teams])
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse decentralize (make less centralized) with centralize (bring under one center).
Mga kasingkahulugan
devolve (Often used for transferring powers from central government to regional/local government.)
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delegate (Focuses on giving tasks/authority to others, not necessarily changing the whole structure.)
Mga kasalungat
centralize (Move control or decisions back to one main authority.)
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concentrate (Bring power or activity into fewer hands or one place.)
Mga kolokasyon
decentralize power
|decentralize authority
|decentralize control
|decentralize decision-making
|decentralize management
|decentralize governance
|decentralize responsibilities
|decentralize administration
|decentralize public services
|decentralize budgets
Mga tema
government
|business
|management
|politics
Mga Halimbawa
- The company decentralized decision-making so branch managers could respond faster to local markets.
- The reforms aimed to decentralize power from the capital to provincial governments.
- They plan to decentralize the department by giving teams more autonomy.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- They want to decentralize control to local offices.
- The government decided to decentralize some powers.
Pandiwa
business
C1
action
2
spread operations across locations
to spread activities from one main place to many places
Padron ng paggamit:
decentralize [operations/production/services/resources] (across/to [locations/sites])
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Decentralize is about moving away from one center; it does not mean simply “organize” or “improve.”
Mga kasingkahulugan
disperse (Emphasizes spreading out widely, often physically.)
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distribute (General word for spreading things out, less focused on organizational structure.)
Mga kasalungat
centralize (Bring operations or resources into one main location.)
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consolidate (Combine separate sites or units into fewer ones.)
Mga kolokasyon
decentralize operations
|decentralize production
|decentralize services
|decentralize distribution
|decentralize warehouses
|decentralize the workforce
|decentralize staffing
|decentralize supply chains
|decentralize resources
|decentralize facilities
Mga tema
business
|logistics
|work
|industry
Mga Halimbawa
- To reduce shipping delays, the retailer decentralized its warehouses across the country.
- The bank decentralized customer support by opening regional call centers.
- After the acquisition, they decentralized several back-office functions to different sites.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- The company decentralized its offices to different cities.
Pandiwa
technical
C1
process
3
make a system distributed
to change a computer system so it is not controlled by one center
Padron ng paggamit:
decentralize [a network/system/platform/data/storage]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
In tech contexts, decentralize usually implies no single point of control or failure, not just “spread out” physically.
Mga kasingkahulugan
distribute (Common in computing, but may not imply reduced central control.)
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federate (Suggests a network of semi-independent servers under shared standards.)
Mga kasalungat
centralize (Put control or data under a single central system.)
Mga kolokasyon
decentralize the network
|decentralize the system
|decentralize data storage
|decentralize infrastructure
|decentralize governance
|decentralize authentication
|decentralize control
|decentralize a platform
|decentralize a protocol
|decentralize decision-making
Mga tema
technology
|computing
|internet
|security
Mga Halimbawa
- The project aims to decentralize social media by letting users host their own servers.
- They decentralized the database to reduce dependence on a single data center.
- The protocol was designed to decentralize control among many participants.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- They want to decentralize the network.
Pandiwa
C1
process
4
become less centralized
to change so that control is not in one place
Padron ng paggamit:
[organization/system] decentralizes
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may avoid the intransitive use; it is acceptable, especially in formal writing (e.g., “the system decentralized”).
Mga kasingkahulugan
fragment (Often suggests breaking into separate parts, sometimes negatively.)
Mga kasalungat
centralize (Become more controlled from a single center.)
Mga kolokasyon
the organization decentralized
|the system decentralized
|the company decentralized
|governance decentralized
|authority decentralized
|power decentralized
Mga tema
business
|government
|change_management
Mga Halimbawa
- Over time, the agency decentralized and regional offices gained more influence.
- After the reforms, decision-making decentralized across several committees.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- The company decentralized over many years.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
decentralize
IPA
GB/dɪsˈɛntɹəlˌaɪz/
US/dɪsˈɛntɹəlˌaɪz/
Mga pantig at diin
de - cent - ral - ize (4 pantig)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cent)
Mga anyo ng salita
Verb
- Base: decentralize
- 3rd Person Singular: decentralizes
- Present Participle: decentralizing
- Past: decentralized
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
decentralizes
verb
decentralizing
verb
decentralized
verb
Core family
decentralization
noun C1
Related words
central
adjective A2
centrally
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
Mga ekspresyon
decentralize decision-making
1/dɪsˈɛntɹəlˌaɪz dɪsˈɪʒən mˈeɪkɪŋ/
fixed phrase
business
let teams make more decisions
to allow more people (not only leaders) to make decisions
Mga Halimbawa
- The CEO promised to decentralize decision-making to speed up product launches.
- They decentralized decision-making by giving each region its own budget authority.
decentralize operations
1/dɪsˈɛntɹəlˌaɪz ˌɑpɚˈeɪʃənz/
fixed phrase
business
run work from multiple sites
to move work from one main office to many places
Mga Halimbawa
- To improve resilience, the firm decentralized operations across three regional hubs.
- The manufacturer decentralized operations to cut costs and shorten delivery times.
decentralize power
1/dɪsˈɛntɹəlˌaɪz pˈaʊɚ/
fixed phrase
formal
reduce central political control
to move power away from one main authority
Mga Halimbawa
- The constitution was amended to decentralize power to the regions.
- Protesters demanded reforms to decentralize power and reduce corruption.
decentralize the network
1/dɪsˈɛntɹəlˌaɪz ðə nˈɛtwˌɚk/
fixed phrase
technical
remove a single network center
to make a network run without one central controller
Mga Halimbawa
- They are trying to decentralize the network to avoid a single point of failure.
- The new design decentralizes the network by distributing routing across nodes.