centralise

See also: centralisé

English

Alternative forms

• centralize (US, Oxford British English)

Etymology

From central +‎ -ise.

Pronunciation

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Verb

centralise (third-person singular simple present centralises, present participle centralising, simple past and past participle centralised)

1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of centralize.

   The government decided to centralise the issuing of passports.

   • 1941 October, “Reclaiming Permanent Way Material”, in Railway Magazine, page 436:

     In the United States the Santa Fe was a pioneer in centralising its scrap handling at Corwith, near Chicago, but after 1924 abandoned this plan in favour of sorting at the point of origin.

   • 1961 February, R. K. Evans, “The role of research on British Railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 92:

     All these activities are centralised at Derby, where the L.M.S. research department was formed before the war.

Antonyms

• decentralise

Derived terms

• centralisation

Translations

centralise — see centralize

Anagrams

• Casterline, interscale, lacertines, interlaces, linecaster

French

Verb

centralise

1. inflection of centraliser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative