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centralize cen‧tral‧ize [ˈsentrəlaɪz] also centralise verb [intransitive, transitive]
to organize the control of a company, organization, or country so that one central group has power and tells people in other places what to do:
• Shippers are centralizing their European distribution activities.
• The firm focused on centralizing its buying to cut costs.
— centralization also centralisation noun [uncountable] :
• the increasing centralization of public sector employment
— centralized also centralised adjective :
• The country is continuing its efforts to move away from a centralized economy.
• a centralized computer system
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centralize UK US (UK also centralise) /ˈsentrəlaɪz/ verb [I or T]
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In an effort to increase profits, the company plans to centralize its production facilities.
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We know that we need to centralize, but we're not quite ready to do that yet.
centralization (UK also centralisation) /ˌsentrəˈlaɪzeɪʃən/ noun [U]
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Organizational changes will include greater centralization of power at the executive level.
Financial and business terms.
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Centralize — Cen tral*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Centralized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Centralizing}.] [Cf. F. centraliser.] To draw or bring to a center point; to gather into or about a center; to bring into one system, or under one control. [1913 Webster] [To]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
centralize — index amalgamate, concentrate (consolidate), consolidate (unite), converge, federalize (associate) … Law dictionary
centralize — 1800, come to a center, from CENTRAL (Cf. central) + IZE (Cf. ize), on model of Fr. centraliser (1790). Meaning to bring to a center is from 1801. Related: Centralized; centralizing … Etymology dictionary
centralize — (Amer.) cen·tral·ize || sentrÉ™laɪz v. draw toward a center point; concentrate; bring under a single authority (government, etc.); make central (also centralise) … English contemporary dictionary
centralize — *center, focus, concentrate Analogous words: *gather, collect, assemble: *accumulate, amass: *compact, consolidate, unify Contrasted words: *scatter, disperse, dispel, dissipate: *distribute, d … New Dictionary of Synonyms
centralize — [v] concentrate, draw toward a point accumulate, amalgamate, assemble, compact, concenter, condense, consolidate, converge, focus, gather, incorporate, integrate, organize, rationalize, streamline, systematize, unify; concepts 35,84 Ant.… … New thesaurus
centralize — (also centralise) ► VERB ▪ concentrate (control or power) under a single authority. DERIVATIVES centralism noun centralist noun & adjective centralization noun … English terms dictionary
centralize — [sen′trəl īz΄] vt. centralized, centralizing 1. to make central; bring to or focus on a center; gather together 2. to organize under one control; concentrate the power or authority of in a central organization vi. to become centralized… … English World dictionary
centralize — UK [ˈsentrəlaɪz] / US [ˈsentrəˌlaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms centralize : present tense I/you/we/they centralize he/she/it centralizes present participle centralizing past tense centralized past participle centralized to give control of a… … English dictionary
centralize — [[t]se̱ntrəlaɪz[/t]] centralizes, centralizing, centralized VERB To centralize a country, state, or organization means to create a system in which one central group of people gives instructions to regional groups. [V n] In the mass production era … English dictionary
