Antonyms of verb centralize

1 sense of centralize

Sense 1
centralize, centralise, concentrate -- (make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food")
       Antonym of decentralize (Sense 1)
      => decentralize, deconcentrate, decentralise -- (make less central; "After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb centralize

1 sense of centralize

Sense 1
centralize, centralise, concentrate -- (make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")