centralize

[ sen-truh-lahyz ]

/ ˈsɛn trəˌlaɪz /

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verb (used with object), cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing.

to draw to or gather about a center.

to bring under one control, especially in government: to centralize budgeting in one agency.

verb (used without object), cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing.

to come together at or to form a center.

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Also especially British, cen·tral·ise .

Origin of centralize

First recorded in 1790–1800; central¹ + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM centralize

cen·tral·iz·er, nouno·ver·cen·tral·ize, verb, o·ver·cen·tral·ized, o·ver·cen·tral·iz·ing.re·cen·tral·ize, verb, re·cen·tral·ized, re·cen·tral·iz·ing.

Words nearby centralize

Central Intelligence Agency, Central Islip, centralism, centrality, centralization, centralize, centralized, Central Karoo, central limit theorem, central locking, central lymph node

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How to use centralize in a sentence

A managed services provider contract centralizes that function with an outsourced partner like AMN.
A depleted workforce and no end in sight: An inside look at America’s ailing health care industry|Erika Fry|December 8, 2020|Fortune
He argues that cryptocurrencies preserve the ability of individuals to do with their money as they please, instead of centralizing that power.
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In interviews during that period, he voiced optimism about Europe’s ability to centralize its political and economic institutions under a strong executive branch.
Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, former French president, dies at 94|Jim Hoagland|December 2, 2020|Washington Post
The problems arise when they look to centralize that data, match it to third-party resources and deploy it compliantly for campaign purposes.
Marketers have successfully pivoted to first-party data, but struggle to deploy it|Adstra|December 2, 2020|Digiday

To keep employees free of bureaucratic meddling, Nucor has chosen not to centralize functions like R&D, sales, marketing, strategy, safety, engineering, compliance, and purchasing.
The biggest problem with capitalism? Not enough capitalists|jakemeth|November 21, 2020|Fortune
Their duty is to centralize all evidence currently available, but let a semi-organic process develop the rest.
How the Syrian War Subreddit Scoops Mainstream Media|Nina Strochlic|November 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Once in office, they are always going to centralize power and undermine the democracy that elevated them.
David Brooks's Egyptian Lessons For Israel|Bernard Avishai|July 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This seems to be contrary to the spirit and intent of the act, which is primarily to centralize reserves in Federal Reserve Banks.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
Chamberlain in vain urged defense and political policies designed to centralize power in London.
The Canadian Dominion|Oscar D. Skelton
Our army was an enormous heterogeneous mass, without any pretense of a system to centralize and harmonize its movements.
Three Years in the Sixth Corps|George T. Stevens
There is no special branch of the service whose duty it is to regulate, centralize and direct the movements of the army.
Three Years in the Sixth Corps|George T. Stevens
No people ever existed, who watched more narrowly the existence of power, and its innate tendency to centralize, and usurp.
An Address, Delivered Before the Was-ah Ho-de-no-son-ne or New Confederacy of the Iroquois|Henry R. Schoolcraft

British Dictionary definitions for centralize

centralize

centralise

/ (ˈsɛntrəˌlaɪz) /

verb

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

to bring or come under central control, esp governmental control

Derived forms of centralize

centralization or centralisation, nouncentralizer or centraliser, noun

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centralise

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