decentralize

[dee-sen-truh-lahyz] / diˈsɛn trəˌlaɪz /

VERB

distribute over a less concentrated area

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disperse distribute scatter

STRONG

broadcast circulate disseminate regionalize separate

WEAK

allocate allot apportion divvy partition propagate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

assemble centralize concentrate consolidate

Example Sentences

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The entity was billed as a decentralized finance, or DeFi, project that would help match crypto investors eager to borrow and lend from, and trade with, one another.

From The Wall Street Journal

This is among the many risks when you deal with privately held companies in “decentralized finance” that are lightly regulated, if at all.

From MarketWatch

Buffett is a famously hands-off manager, building Berkshire as a decentralized company with just a handful of top executives and largely autonomous subsidiaries.

From The Wall Street Journal

This “invisible” stimulus, unlike Western-style packages, is difficult to quantify and has not significantly moved markets due to its decentralized nature.

From Barron's

As a decentralized system whose channels and stations exist within the communities they serve, public media represents a last bastion of local and regional programming.

From Los Angeles Times