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cen⋅tral⋅ize

[sen-truh-lahyz] verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.
–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


cen⋅tral⋅iz⋅er, noun
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verb
make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food" [syn: centralize] [ant: decentralise
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