Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deconcentrate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: decon-cen-trate
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To withdraw from concentration; to decentralize.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English concentrate English deconcentrate From de- + concentrate.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

deconcentrates (present, singular) deconcentrating (participle, present) deconcentrated (participle, past) deconcentrated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

deconcentration

Synonyms

decentralize decentralise

Questions

What does deconcentrate mean?: To withdraw from concentration; to decentralize.
Where does deconcentrate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English concentrate English deconcentrate From de- + concentrate.

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