deconcentrate
verb
de·con·cen·trate
(ˌ)dē-ˈkän(t)-sən-ˌtrāt 
deconcentrated; deconcentrating; deconcentrates
: to reduce or abolish the concentration of : decentralize
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It must also be dealt with spatially and collectively, meaning that it must be deconcentrated.
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The Economist, 26 Sep. 2019
From Nixon to Clinton, Republican and Democrat administrations alike have woefully underfunded an agency that remains one of the few federal efforts that focuses on the daunting task of deconcentrating poverty.
—Valerie Stahl, Slate Magazine, 11 Jan. 2017
The Economist, 26 Sep. 2019
From Nixon to Clinton, Republican and Democrat administrations alike have woefully underfunded an agency that remains one of the few federal efforts that focuses on the daunting task of deconcentrating poverty.
—Valerie Stahl, Slate Magazine, 11 Jan. 2017
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“Deconcentrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deconcentrate. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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