centralize

American  

[sen-truh-lahyz] / ˈsɛn trəˌlaɪz /

especially British, centralise

verb (used with object)

centralized, centralizing

1. to draw to or gather about a center.

2. to bring under one control, especially in government.

   to centralize budgeting in one agency.

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verb (used without object)

centralized, centralizing

1. to come together at or to form a center.

centralize British  

/ ˈsɛntrəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to draw or move (something) to or towards a centre

2. to bring or come under central control, esp governmental control

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Other Word Forms

• centralization noun
• centralizer noun
• overcentralize verb
• recentralize verb

Etymology

Origin of centralize

First recorded in 1790–1800; central ¹ + -ize

Example Sentences

The work can be done faster, because it’s centralized, tightly choreographed, closely monitored and possibly automated — but also because multiple things can happen at the same time.

From Los Angeles Times

TV helped create a centralized national culture through a shared viewing experience of three national networks; millions of Americans watched the same shows, news broadcasts and historical events.

From The Wall Street Journal

Among his proposals was to create a more “centralized” social media strategy rather than continuing to let the LAPD’s 21 stations spread across the city each handle their own online accounts.

From Los Angeles Times

In centralizing their worlds, Morrison made serious explorations into the effects of personal and ancestral trauma.

From The Wall Street Journal

A new cyberspace administration centralized the previously chaotic bureaucracy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• consolidate
• integrate
• rationalize
• streamline
• unify