centralize
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trəˌlaɪz
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centralize or centralise (ˈsɛntrəˌlaɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to draw or move (something) to or towards a centre |
| 2. | to bring or come under central control, esp governmental control |
| centralise or centralise | |
| —vb | |
| centrali'zation or centralise | |
| —n | |
| centrali'sation or centralise | |
| —n | |
| 'centralizer or centralise | |
| —n | |
| 'centraliser or centralise | |
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Example sentences
They did want to centralize government, but from an extremely decentralized starting point.
Asking legislatures to centralize school funding at the state level was a political nonstarter.
There is a major difference between centralize pseudonymity and decentralized pseudonymity.
We centralize that operation to better serve the towns' needs and operations in the future.
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