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Decentralize

To prevent from centralizing; to cause to withdraw from the center or place of concentration; to divide and distribute (what has been united or concentrated); -- esp. said of authority, or the administration of public affairs.

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Alter 76% connected

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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Modify 76% connected

To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

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Federalize 76% connected

To unite in compact, as different States; to confederate for political purposes; to unite by or under the Federal Constitution.

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Decentralization 74% connected

The action of decentralizing, or the state of being decentralized.

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Decentralization 74% connected

The action of decentralizing, or the state of being decentralized.

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Deconcentrate 92% connected

To withdraw from concentration; to decentralize.

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Centralize 94% connected

To draw or bring to a center point; to gather into or about a center; to bring into one system, or under one control.

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Centralize 94% connected

To draw or bring to a center point; to gather into or about a center; to bring into one system, or under one control.

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Absent verb · 78% connection

To take or withdraw (one's self) to such a distance as to prevent intercourse; -- used with the reflexive pronoun.

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Allot verb · 78% connection

To distribute, or parcel out in parts or portions; or to distribute to each individual concerned; to assign as a share or lot; to set…

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Apportion verb · 78% connection

To divide and assign in just proportion; to divide and distribute proportionally; to portion out; to allot; as, to apportion undivided…

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Brace noun · 78% connection

A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, whic…

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Buddle noun · 78% connection

An apparatus, especially an inclined trough or vat, in which stamped ore is concentrated by subjecting it to the action of running wat…

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Cassareep noun · 78% connection

A condiment made from the sap of the bitter cassava (Manihot utilissima) deprived of its poisonous qualities, concentrated by boiling,…

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Center noun · 78% connection

A principal or important point of concentration; the nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they tend; an object of atte…

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Central adjective · 78% connection

Relating to the center; situated in or near the center or middle; containing the center; of or pertaining to the parts near the center…

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Centralization noun · 78% connection

The act or process of centralizing, or the state of being centralized; the act or process of combining or reducing several parts into…

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Centre verb · 78% connection

To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest on, or gather about, as a center.

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Compacted adjective · 78% connection

Compact; pressed close; concentrated; firmly united.

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Conceal verb · 78% connection

To hide or withdraw from observation; to cover; to cover or keep from sight; to prevent the discovery of; to withhold knowledge of.

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Concentration noun · 78% connection

The act or process of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated; concentration.

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Conglomerate adjective · 78% connection

Gathered into a ball or a mass; collected together; concentrated; as, conglomerate rays of light.

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Deal noun · 78% connection

To divide; to separate in portions; hence, to give in portions; to distribute; to bestow successively; -- sometimes with out.

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Dele verb · 78% connection

To deal; to divide; to distribute.

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Depart verb · 78% connection

To go forth or away; to quit, leave, or separate, as from a place or a person; to withdraw; -- opposed to arrive; -- often with from b…

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Depatriate v. t. & i. · 78% connection

To withdraw, or cause to withdraw, from one's country; to banish.

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