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centralize
[
sen
-tr
uh
-lahyz
]
Origin
cen·tral·ize
/
ˈsɛn
trəˌlaɪz
/
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[
sen
-tr
uh
-lahyz
]
Show IPA
verb,
-ized,
-iz·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to draw to or gather about a
center
.
2.
to bring under one
control
, especially in government:
to centralize budgeting in one agency.
verb (used without object)
3.
to come together at or to form a
center
.
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Also,
especially British
,
cen·tral·ise
.
Origin:
1790–1800;
central
1
+
-ize
Related forms
cen·tral·iz·er,
noun
o·ver·cen·tral·ize,
verb,
-ized,
-iz·ing.
re·cen·tral·ize,
verb,
-ized,
-iz·ing.
un·cen·tral·ized,
adjective
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centralize
or
centralise
(ˈsɛntrəˌlaɪz)
—
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
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
centralize
1800, "come to a center," from
central
+
-ize
. Meaning "to bring to a center" is from 1801. Related: Centralized; centralizing.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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