autonomize
Grant self-rule to
Autonomize means to make autonomous or independent, or to become so.
Organizations autonomize when they gain self-governance: The department autonomized from the university.
In medicine, a body part autonomizes when it develops independent function, particularly nerve tissue operating without central control.
The word appears more often in academic and technical contexts than everyday speech.
Release from legal bondage
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- unshackleRemove bonds from
- liberateSet free from captivity
- enfranchiseGrant voting rights
unchain · unfetter · release · disenthrall · extricate · unbind · manumit · disengage
Independent management of affairs
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- devolutionTransferring power locally
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
self-management · sovereignty · independence · home rule · self-direction · delegation · subsidiarity · federalization
Gaining authority or confidence
- enablementAct of making possible
- agencyPower to act
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- upskillDevelop additional work capabilities
competence · initiative · mentorship · facilitation · responsibility · participation · self-actualization
emancipation
Release from legal bondage
enfranchise · unchain · unfetter · release · disenthrall · extricate · unbind · manumit · disengage · loosen
self-governance
Independent management of affairs
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- devolutionTransferring power locally
self-rule · self-management · sovereignty · independence · home rule · self-direction · delegation · subsidiarity · federalization · localization
empowerment
Gaining authority or confidence
- enablementAct of making possible
- agencyPower to act
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
upskill · competence · initiative · mentorship · facilitation · responsibility · participation · self-actualization
autonomizecentralize
Unify under single control
consolidate · federalize · unify · integrate · nationalize
- autonomic nervous systemSelf-regulating bodily control network
- autonomic systemSelf-regulating bodily network