Deconcentrate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make less central

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪsmˈeɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌiːkˈɒnsəntɹˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌiːkˈɒnsəntɹˌeɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /dɪsmˈeɪz/.

Examples

After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

decentralise decentralize

Antonyms

centralize centralise concentrate

Parts of Speech

verb	make less central “After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized”

Word Forms

decentralization	noun	the social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts
decentralisation	noun	the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

dekonzentrieren

weniger zentral machen

🇫🇷French

déconcentrer

rendre moins central

🇪🇸Spanish

desconcentrar

hacer menos central

🇮🇹Italian

deconcentrarsi

rendere meno centrale

🇳🇱Dutch

deconcentreren

minder centraal maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

desconcentrar

tornar menos central

🇷🇺Russian

деконцентрировать

сделать менее центральным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एकाग्रचित्त होना

कम केंद्रीय बनाएं

🇧🇩Bengali

বিঘ্নিত করা

কম কেন্দ্রীয় করা

🇮🇳Tamil

கவனம் செலுத்து

குறைவாக மையப்படுத்தவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఏకాగ్రత తగ్గించు

తక్కువ కేంద్రంగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

विघटन करणे

कमी मध्यवर्ती करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધ્યાન કેન્દ્રિત કરવું

ઓછા કેન્દ્રિય બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೇಂದ್ರೀಕರಿಸು

ಕಡಿಮೆ ಕೇಂದ್ರವನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കേന്ദ്രീകരിക്കുക

കുറച്ച് കേന്ദ്രമാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧਿਆਨ ਕੇਂਦਰਿਤ ਕਰਨਾ

ਘੱਟ ਕੇਂਦਰੀ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

توجہ مرکوز کرنا

کم مرکزی بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

分散注意力

减少中心化

🇯🇵Japanese

集中を解除する

中心性を薄める

🇰🇷Korean

집중을 잃다

덜 중심적이게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mất tập trung

làm ít trung tâm hơn

🇹🇭Thai

แบ่งแยก

ทำให้มีศูนย์กลางน้อยลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

dekonsentrasi

membuat kurang sentral

🇵🇭Filipino

mag-deconcentrate

gawing hindi gaanong sentral

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مركزة

جعل أقل مركزية

🇮🇷Persian

تمرکززدایی کردن

کمتر مرکزی کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

konsantre hale getirmek

daha az merkezi hale getir

🇮🇱Hebrew

לבטל את הריכוז

להפוך לפחות מרכזי

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The primary meaning of 'deconcentrate' is 'make less central'.

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