deconcentrating
Distributing away from
Deconcentrating is the process of dispersing or distributing what was previously gathered in one place.
Industries deconcentrate when production spreads from a few dominant firms to many smaller ones.
Urban populations deconcentrate when people move from city centers to suburbs.
The policy aimed at deconcentrating poverty by relocating residents to mixed-income neighborhoods.
Reducing density or number
- weakeningBecoming less strong
- attenuatingReducing in force
- reducingMaking less or smaller
- watering downMaking weaker or milder
lightening · tempering · moderating · softening · lessening · diminishing · diluting · cutting
Distribution in many directions
- spreadingExtending over space
- diffusingSpreading particles or light
- disseminatingSpreading information broadly
- distributingApportioning among recipients
broadcasting · dispersing · radiating · dissipating · atomizing · disbanding · sprinkling · strewing
Transferring power locally
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- dispersalSpreading in many directions
- redistributionSharing out again differently
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
federalism · subsidiarity · localism · regionalism · self-governance · empowerment · polycentric · fragmentation
thinning
Reducing density or number
- weakeningBecoming less strong
- attenuatingReducing in force
- reducingMaking less or smaller
watering down · lightening · tempering · moderating · softening · lessening · diminishing · diluting · cutting · mellowing
scattering
Distribution in many directions
- spreadingExtending over space
- diffusingSpreading particles or light
- disseminatingSpreading information broadly
distributing · broadcasting · dispersing · radiating · dissipating · atomizing · disbanding · sprinkling · strewing · circulating
devolution
Transferring power locally
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- dispersalSpreading in many directions
- redistributionSharing out again differently
autonomy · federalism · subsidiarity · localism · regionalism · self-governance · empowerment · polycentric · fragmentation · diffusing
deconcentratingconcentrating
Directing mental effort narrowly
consolidating · centralizing · aggregating · massing · amassing
deconcentratingconcentrating
Directing mental effort narrowly
focusing · honing in · zeroing in · attending · riveting
central, concentrate, concentration, egocentric, concentric, reconcentrating, reconcentrated, reconcentration, unconcentrated