decentralize

1. To undergo redistribution or dispersal away from a central location or authority.

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1. To bring about the redistribution of (an urban population and industry) to suburban areas.

2. To cause to withdraw or disperse from a center of concentration: decentralize a university complex; decentralize a museum.

3. To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
decentralize	24	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ad	3
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ar	2
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ta	2
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za	11

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
alerted	8
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8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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teazeled	18
telecine	10
treeline	8
treenail	8

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
cartelize	20
decaliter	12
delineate	10
eternized	19
intercede	12
interlace	11
laterized	19
recleaned	12
reenacted	12
tailender	10
tenderize	19

10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
cartelized	22
centralize	21
credential	13
crenelated	13
eternalize	19
interlaced	13

11 Letters	Scrabble® Points
centralized	23
eternalized	21

12 Letters	Scrabble® Points
decentralize	24