To decentralize is to take power, money, or work away from one central place and give it to several smaller ones. A government can decentralize schools, so each city chooses its own plan. A company can decentralize, so a shop does not wait for the head office on every small thing. It is a formal verb. Friends more often say “spread the power out” or “let the local office decide.” You will also hear it about the internet and money, with the same core meaning: take the one boss in the middle out of the picture. British spelling often uses decentralise; it is the same verb. The noun for the process is decentralization.

去中心化；把權力下放。