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(sen′trəl īz′)

transitive verb centralized, centralizing

to make central; bring to or focus on a center; gather together
to organize under one control; concentrate the power or authority of in a central organization

intransitive verb

to become centralized

Related Forms:

centralization noun
centralizer noun

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verb cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es

verb, transitive

To draw into or toward a center; consolidate.
To bring under a single, central authority: The Constitution centralizes political power in the federal government.

verb, intransitive

To come together at a center; concentrate.

Related Forms:

cenˌtral·i·zaˈtion (-trə-lĭ-zāˈshən) noun

cenˈtral·izˌer noun

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