centralise

Other spellings

• (US) centralize

Word parts

central + -ise

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈsɛntrəlʌɪz/

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• Hyphenation: cen‧tral‧ise

Verb

Plain form centralise

Third-person singular centralises

Past tense centralised

Past participle centralised

Present participle centralising

1. When a decision is made to centralise a government, power in the government is being concentrated more in the center of the government and less at the local level.
2. If a person decides to centralise something, he is moving it to the center of an area.

Related words

• decentralise/decentralize