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cen⋅tral⋅ize

  [sen-truh-lahyz] verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.
Use Centralized in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to draw to or gather about a center.
2. to bring under one control, esp. in government: to centralize budgeting in one agency.
–verb (used without object)
3. to come together at or to form a center.
Also, especially British, cen⋅tral⋅ise.

Origin:
1790–1800; central 1 + -ize

Related forms:
cen⋅tral⋅iz⋅er, noun
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cen·tral·ize   (sěn'trə-līz')   
v.   cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es

v.   tr.
  1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate.
  2. To bring under a single, central authority: The Constitution centralizes political power in the federal government.
v.   intr.
To come together at a center; concentrate.
cen'tral·i·za'tion (-trə-lĭ-zā'shən) n., cen'tral·iz'er n.
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