demassify: Meaning and Definition of

de•mas•si•fy

Pronunciation: (dē-mas'u-fī"), [key]
— -fied, -fy•ing.
  1. to cause (society or a social system) to become less uniform or centralized; diversify or decentralize: to demassify the federal government.
  2. to break (something standardized or homogeneous) into elements that appeal to individual tastes or special interests: to demassify the magazine industry into special-interest periodicals.
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