descentralizar

Galician

Etymology

From des- +‎ centralizar.

Verb

descentralizar (first-person singular present descentralizo, first-person singular preterite descentralicei, past participle descentralizado)
descentralizar (first-person singular present descentralizo, first-person singular preterite descentralizei, past participle descentralizado, reintegrationist norm)

1. to decentralize (reduce the power of a governing body)

   Antonym: recentralizar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of descentralizar (c-z alternation)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	descentralizar
Personal	descentralizar	descentralizares	descentralizar	descentralizarmos	descentralizardes	descentralizaren
Gerund
	descentralizando
Past participle
Masculine	descentralizado			descentralizados
Feminine	descentralizada			descentralizadas
Indicative
Present	descentralizo	descentralizas	descentraliza	descentralizamos	descentralizades	descentralizan
Imperfect	descentralizaba	descentralizabas	descentralizaba	descentralizabamos	descentralizabades	descentralizaban
Preterite	descentralicei	descentralizaches	descentralizou	descentralizamos	descentralizastes	descentralizaron
Pluperfect	descentralizara	descentralizaras	descentralizara	descentralizaramos	descentralizarades	descentralizaran
Future	descentralizarei	descentralizarás	descentralizará	descentralizaremos	descentralizaredes	descentralizarán
Conditional	descentralizaría	descentralizarías	descentralizaría	descentralizariamos	descentralizariades	descentralizarían
Subjunctive
Present	descentralice	descentralices	descentralice	descentralicemos	descentralicedes	descentralicen
Imperfect	descentralizase	descentralizases	descentralizase	descentralizásemos	descentralizásedes	descentralizasen
Future	descentralizar	descentralizares	descentralizar	descentralizarmos	descentralizardes	descentralizaren
Imperative
Affirmative		descentraliza	descentralice	descentralicemos	descentralizade	descentralicen
Negative (non)		non descentralices	non descentralice	non descentralicemos	non descentralicedes	non descentralicen

    Reintegrated conjugation of descentralizar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	descentralizar
Personal	descentralizar	descentralizares	descentralizar	descentralizarmos	descentralizardes	descentralizarem
Gerund
	descentralizando
Past participle
Masculine	descentralizado			descentralizados
Feminine	descentralizada			descentralizadas
Indicative
Present	descentralizo	descentralizas	descentraliza	descentralizamos	descentralizades, descentralizais	descentralizam
Imperfect	descentralizava	descentralizavas	descentralizava	descentralizávamos	descentralizávades, descentralizáveis, descentralizávais1	descentralizavam
Preterite	descentralizei	descentralizaste, descentralizache1	descentralizou	descentralizamos	descentralizastes	descentralizárom, descentralizaram
Pluperfect	descentralizara	descentralizaras	descentralizara	descentralizáramos	descentralizárades, descentralizáreis, descentralizárais1	descentralizaram
Future	descentralizarei	descentralizarás	descentralizará	descentralizaremos	descentralizaredes, descentralizareis	descentralizarám, descentralizarão
Conditional	descentralizaria	descentralizarias	descentralizaria	descentralizaríamos	descentralizaríades, descentralizaríeis, descentralizaríais1	descentralizariam
Subjunctive
Present	descentralize	descentralizes	descentralize	descentralizemos	descentralizedes, descentralizeis	descentralizem
Imperfect	descentralizasse	descentralizasses	descentralizasse	descentralizássemos	descentralizássedes, descentralizásseis	descentralizassem
Future	descentralizar	descentralizares	descentralizar	descentralizarmos	descentralizardes	descentralizarem
Imperative
Affirmative		descentraliza	descentralize	descentralizemos	descentralizade, descentralizai	descentralizem
Negative (nom)		nom descentralizes	nom descentralize	nom descentralizemos	nom descentralizedes, nom descentralizeis	nom descentralizem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• descentralización

Occitan

Etymology

des- +‎ centralizar

Pronunciation

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Verb

descentralizar

1. to decentralize

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		descentralizar			aver descentralizat
gerund		descentralizant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		descentralizat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	descentralizi	descentralizas	descentraliza	descentralizam	descentralizatz	descentralizan
	imperfect	descentralizavi	descentralizavas	descentralizava	descentralizàvem	descentralizàvetz	descentralizavan
	preterite	descentralizèri	descentralizères	descentralizèt	descentralizèrem	descentralizèretz	descentralizèron
	future	descentralizarai	descentralizaràs	descentralizarà	descentralizarem	descentralizaretz	descentralizaràn
	conditional	descentralizariái	descentralizariás	descentralizariá	descentralizariam	descentralizariatz	descentralizarián
	conditional 2nd form1	descentralizèra	descentralizèras	descentralizèra	descentralizeram	descentralizeratz	descentralizèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	descentralize	descentralizes	descentralize	descentralizem	descentralizetz	descentralizen
	imperfect	descentralizèssi	descentralizèsses	descentralizèsse	descentralizèssem	descentralizèssetz	descentralizèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			descentraliza		descentralizem	descentralizatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		descentralizar			aver descentralizat
gerund		descentralizant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		descentralizat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	descentralize	descentralizes	descentraliza	descentralizam	descentralizatz	descentralizon
	imperfect	descentralizave	descentralizaves	descentralizava	descentralizaviam	descentralizaviatz	descentralizavon
	preterite	descentralizere	descentralizeres	descentralizet	descentralizem	descentralizetz	descentralizeron
	future	descentralizarai	descentralizaràs	descentralizará	descentralizarem	descentralizaretz	descentralizarán
	conditional	descentralizariá	descentralizariás	descentralizariá	descentralizariam	descentralizariatz	descentralizarián
	conditional 2nd form1	descentralizèra	descentralizèras	descentralizèra	descentralizeram	descentralizeratz	descentralizèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	descentralize	descentralizes	descentralize	descentralizassiam	descentralizassiatz	descentralizon
	imperfect	descentralizesse	descentralizesses	descentralizesse	descentralizessiam	descentralizessiatz	descentralizesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			descentraliza		descentralizassiam	descentralizatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		descentralizar			aver descentralizat
gerund		descentralizant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		descentralizat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	descentralizi	descentralizas	descentraliza	descentralizam	descentralizatz	descentralizan
	imperfect	descentralizavi	descentralizavas	descentralizava	descentralizàvam	descentralizàvatz	descentralizavan
	preterite	descentralizèi	descentralizès	descentralizè	descentralizèm	descentralizètz	descentralizèn
	future	descentralizarèi	descentralizaràs	descentralizarà	descentralizaram	descentralizaratz	descentralizaràn
	conditional	descentralizarí	descentralizarés	descentralizaré	descentralizarem	descentralizaretz	descentralizarén
	conditional 2nd form1	descentralizèra	descentralizèras	descentralizèra	descentralizeram	descentralizeratz	descentralizèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	descentralizi	descentralizes	descentralize	descentralizem	descentralizetz	descentralizen
	imperfect	descentralizèssi	descentralizèsses	descentralizèsse	descentralizèssem	descentralizèssetz	descentralizèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			descentraliza		descentralizem	descentralizatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		descentralizar			aver descentralizat
gerund		descentralizant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		descentralizat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	descentralize	descentralizas	descentraliza	descentralizam	descentralizatz	descentralizan
	imperfect	descentralizava	descentralizavas	descentralizava	descentralizàvam	descentralizàvatz	descentralizavan
	preterite	descentralizei	descentralizeras	descentralizet	descentralizèram	descentralizèratz	descentralizeran
	future	descentralizarai	descentralizaràs	descentralizará	descentralizarem	descentralizaretz	descentralizarán
	conditional	descentralizariá	descentralizariàs	descentralizariá	descentralizariam	descentralizariatz	descentralizarián
	conditional 2nd form1	descentralizèra	descentralizèras	descentralizèra	descentralizeram	descentralizeratz	descentralizèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	descentralize	descentralizes	descentralize	descentralizem	descentralizetz	descentralizen
	imperfect	descentralizèsse	descentralizèsses	descentralizèsse	descentralizèssem	descentralizèssetz	descentralizèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			descentraliza		descentralizem	descentralizatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		descentralizar			aver descentralizat
gerund		descentralizant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		descentralizat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	descentralize	descentralizes	descentraliza	descentralizam	descentralizatz	descentralizan
	imperfect	descentralizavi	descentralizavas	descentralizava	descentralizàvem	descentralizàvetz	descentralizavan
	preterite	descentralizère	descentralizères	descentralizèt	descentralizeriam	descentralizeriatz	descentralizèron
	future	descentralizarai	descentralizaràs	descentralizarà	descentralizarem	descentralizaretz	descentralizaràn
	conditional	descentralizariáu	descentralizariás	descentralizariá	descentralizariam	descentralizariatz	descentralizarián
	conditional 2nd form1	descentralizèra	descentralizèras	descentralizèra	descentralizeram	descentralizeratz	descentralizèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	descentralize	descentralizes	descentralize	descentralizem	descentralizetz	descentralizan
	imperfect	descentralizèsse	descentralizèsses	descentralizèsse	descentralizessiam	descentralizessiatz	descentralizèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			descentraliza		descentralizem	descentralizatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Derived terms

• descentralizacion

Portuguese

Etymology

From des- +‎ centralizar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.sẽ.tɾa.liˈza(ʁ)/ [de.sẽ.tɾa.liˈza(h)], /d͡ʒi.sẽ.tɾa.liˈza(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.sẽ.tɾa.liˈza(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.sẽ.tɾa.liˈza(ʁ)/ [de.sẽ.tɾa.liˈza(h)], /d͡ʒi.sẽ.tɾa.liˈza(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.sẽ.tɾa.liˈza(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /de.sẽ.tɾa.liˈza(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒi.sẽ.tɾa.liˈza(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /de.sẽ.tɾa.liˈza(ʁ)/ [de.sẽ.tɾa.liˈza(χ)], /d͡ʒi.sẽ.tɾa.liˈza(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.sẽ.tɾa.liˈza(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.sẽ.tɾa.liˈza(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /dɨʃ.sẽ.tɾɐ.liˈzaɾ/, /dɨ.ʃẽ.tɾɐ.liˈzaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /dɨʃ.sẽ.tɾɐ.liˈzaɾ/, /dɨ.ʃẽ.tɾɐ.liˈzaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /dɨʃ.sẽ.tɾɐ.liˈza.ɾi/, /dɨ.ʃẽ.tɾɐ.liˈza.ɾi/

Verb

descentralizar (first-person singular present descentralizo, first-person singular preterite descentralizei, past participle descentralizado)

1. to decentralize (reduce the power of a governing body)

   Antonyms: centralizar, recentralizar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of descentralizar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	descentralizar
Personal	descentralizar	descentralizares	descentralizar	descentralizarmos	descentralizardes	descentralizarem
Gerund
	descentralizando
Past participle
Masculine	descentralizado			descentralizados
Feminine	descentralizada			descentralizadas
Indicative
Present	descentralizo	descentralizas	descentraliza	descentralizamos	descentralizais	descentralizam
Imperfect	descentralizava	descentralizavas	descentralizava	descentralizávamos	descentralizáveis	descentralizavam
Preterite	descentralizei	descentralizaste	descentralizou	descentralizamos1, descentralizámos2	descentralizastes	descentralizaram
Pluperfect	descentralizara	descentralizaras	descentralizara	descentralizáramos	descentralizáreis	descentralizaram
Future	descentralizarei	descentralizarás	descentralizará	descentralizaremos	descentralizareis	descentralizarão
Conditional	descentralizaria	descentralizarias	descentralizaria	descentralizaríamos	descentralizaríeis	descentralizariam
Subjunctive
Present	descentralize	descentralizes	descentralize	descentralizemos	descentralizeis	descentralizem
Imperfect	descentralizasse	descentralizasses	descentralizasse	descentralizássemos	descentralizásseis	descentralizassem
Future	descentralizar	descentralizares	descentralizar	descentralizarmos	descentralizardes	descentralizarem
Imperative
Affirmative		descentraliza	descentralize	descentralizemos	descentralizai	descentralizem
Negative (não)		não descentralizes	não descentralize	não descentralizemos	não descentralizeis	não descentralizem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• descentralização

Further reading

• “descentralizar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ centralizar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /desθentɾaliˈθaɾ/ [d̪es.θẽn̪.t̪ɾa.liˈθaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /desentɾaliˈsaɾ/ [d̪e.sẽn̪.t̪ɾa.liˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: des‧cen‧tra‧li‧zar

Verb

descentralizar (first-person singular present descentralizo, first-person singular preterite descentralicé, past participle descentralizado)

1. to decentralize (reduce the power of a governing body)

   Antonym: recentralizar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of descentralizar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			descentralizar
gerund			descentralizando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		descentralizado		descentralizada
		plural		descentralizados		descentralizadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	descentralizo	descentralizastú descentralizásvos	descentraliza	descentralizamos	descentralizáis	descentralizan
	imperfect	descentralizaba	descentralizabas	descentralizaba	descentralizábamos	descentralizabais	descentralizaban
	preterite	descentralicé	descentralizaste	descentralizó	descentralizamos	descentralizasteis	descentralizaron
	future	descentralizaré	descentralizarás	descentralizará	descentralizaremos	descentralizaréis	descentralizarán
	conditional	descentralizaría	descentralizarías	descentralizaría	descentralizaríamos	descentralizaríais	descentralizarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	descentralice	descentralicestú descentralicésvos2	descentralice	descentralicemos	descentralicéis	descentralicen
	imperfect (ra)	descentralizara	descentralizaras	descentralizara	descentralizáramos	descentralizarais	descentralizaran
	imperfect (se)	descentralizase	descentralizases	descentralizase	descentralizásemos	descentralizaseis	descentralizasen
	future1	descentralizare	descentralizares	descentralizare	descentralizáremos	descentralizareis	descentralizaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		descentralizatú descentralizávos	descentralice	descentralicemos	descentralizad	descentralicen
	negative		no descentralices	no descentralice	no descentralicemos	no descentralicéis	no descentralicen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of descentralizar (c-z alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive descentralizar	dative	descentralizarme	descentralizarte	descentralizarle, descentralizarse	descentralizarnos	descentralizaros	descentralizarles, descentralizarse
	accusative	descentralizarme	descentralizarte	descentralizarlo, descentralizarla, descentralizarse	descentralizarnos	descentralizaros	descentralizarlos, descentralizarlas, descentralizarse
with gerund descentralizando	dative	descentralizándome	descentralizándote	descentralizándole, descentralizándose	descentralizándonos	descentralizándoos	descentralizándoles, descentralizándose
	accusative	descentralizándome	descentralizándote	descentralizándolo, descentralizándola, descentralizándose	descentralizándonos	descentralizándoos	descentralizándolos, descentralizándolas, descentralizándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative descentraliza	dative	descentralízame	descentralízate	descentralízale	descentralízanos	not used	descentralízales
	accusative	descentralízame	descentralízate	descentralízalo, descentralízala	descentralízanos	not used	descentralízalos, descentralízalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative descentralizá	dative	descentralizame	descentralizate	descentralizale	descentralizanos	not used	descentralizales
	accusative	descentralizame	descentralizate	descentralizalo, descentralizala	descentralizanos	not used	descentralizalos, descentralizalas
with formal second-person singular imperative descentralice	dative	descentralíceme	not used	descentralícele, descentralícese	descentralícenos	not used	descentralíceles
	accusative	descentralíceme	not used	descentralícelo, descentralícela, descentralícese	descentralícenos	not used	descentralícelos, descentralícelas
with first-person plural imperative descentralicemos	dative	not used	descentralicémoste	descentralicémosle	descentralicémonos	descentralicémoos	descentralicémosles
	accusative	not used	descentralicémoste	descentralicémoslo, descentralicémosla	descentralicémonos	descentralicémoos	descentralicémoslos, descentralicémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative descentralizad	dative	descentralizadme	not used	descentralizadle	descentralizadnos	descentralizaos	descentralizadles
	accusative	descentralizadme	not used	descentralizadlo, descentralizadla	descentralizadnos	descentralizaos	descentralizadlos, descentralizadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative descentralicen	dative	descentralícenme	not used	descentralícenle	descentralícennos	not used	descentralícenles, descentralícense
	accusative	descentralícenme	not used	descentralícenlo, descentralícenla	descentralícennos	not used	descentralícenlos, descentralícenlas, descentralícense

Derived terms

• descentralización
• descentralizador

 

Further reading

• “descentralizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10