de·cen·tral·ize (BrEalsode·cen·tral·ise) BrE/ˌdiːˈsentrəlaɪz/NAmE/ˌdiːˈsentrəlaɪz/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theydecentralizeBrE/ˌdiːˈsentrəlaɪz/NAmE/ˌdiːˈsentrəlaɪz/present simple - he / she / itdecentralizesBrE/ˌdiːˈsentrəlaɪzɪz/NAmE/ˌdiːˈsentrəlaɪzɪz/past simpledecentralizedBrE/ˌdiːˈsentrəlaɪzd/NAmE/ˌdiːˈsentrəlaɪzd/past participledecentralizedBrE/ˌdiːˈsentrəlaɪzd/NAmE/ˌdiːˈsentrəlaɪzd/ -ing formdecentralizingBrE/ˌdiːˈsentrəlaɪzɪŋ/NAmE/ˌdiːˈsentrəlaɪzɪŋ/[T, I]~ (sth)togivesomeofthepowerofacentralgovernment, organization, etc. tosmallerpartsororganizationsaroundthecountry分散，下放（权力）；将…的权力下放◆decentralizedauthority/administration下放了的权力/行政权OPPcentralize▸de·cen·tral·iza·tion, de·cen·tral·isa·tionBrE/ˌdiːˌsentrəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/NAmE/ˌdiːˌsentrələˈzeɪʃn/noun[U, sing.]