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21centralize — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. concentrate, incorporate, unify, federalize; see accumulate 1 , assemble 2 , gather 1 , organize 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. concentrate, converge, focus, consolidate, unify, amalgamate, join. ANT.: decentralize,… …
22centralize — or centralise verb [often as adjective centralized] concentrate (control or power) under a single authority. Derivatives centralism noun centralist noun & adjective centralization noun …
23centralize — v. a. Concentrate (the powers of government), delocalize, collect in the nation (as opposed to its provinces) …
24centralize — v 1. concentrate, concenter, converge, congregate, aggregate, come together, collect, gather; center, focus, focalize, consolidate, compact, streamline. 2. unify, unite, join, associate, affiliate, coalesce, ally, league, confederate, federate;… …
25centralize — cen·tral·ize …
26centralize — verb Syn: concentrate, consolidate, amalgamate, condense, unify, focus Ant: devolve …
27centralize — [ˈsentrəˌlaɪz] verb [T] to give control of a country, organization, or industry to one central group of people …
28centralize — cen•tral•ize [[t]ˈsɛn trəˌlaɪz[/t]] v. ized, iz•ing 1) to draw to or gather about a center 2) to bring under one control, esp. in government 3) to come together at or to form a center • Etymology: 1790–1800 …
29centralize — v. (also ise) 1 tr. & intr. bring or come to a centre. 2 tr. a concentrate (administration) at a single centre. b subject (a State) to this system. Derivatives: centralization n …
30cen·tral·ise — ↑centralize …