demassify

demassify
—demassification, n. —demassifier, n.
/dee mas"euh fuy'/, v.t., demassified, demassifying.
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.
Also, de-massify.
[DE- + MASS + -IFY]

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