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

Vince Szydlowski, executive vice president of commerce at Universal Music Enterprises, the centralized global catalog division of Universal Music Group, said he starts planning the year’s campaign for holiday music in January.

From Los Angeles Times

Durov, who almost always wears black—except when posing for shirtless photos with six-pack abs—espouses a libertarian view of the world, rejecting alignment with states and centralized power.

From The Wall Street Journal

Palantir sells software to centralize, manage and analyze large quantities of data.

From The Wall Street Journal

Furthermore, it aims to centralize supervision of market infrastructure, such as central counterparties, which stand between buyers and sellers of financial instruments to mitigate risk.

From The Wall Street Journal

The platform aggregates capacity from data centers, crypto miners and consumer hardware, creating a distributed alternative to centralized cloud providers.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• consolidate
• integrate
• rationalize
• streamline
• unify