centralize

Other spellings

• (UK) centralise

Word parts

central + -ize

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈsɛntrəlʌɪz/

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• Hyphenation: cen‧tral‧ize

Verb

Plain form centralize

Third-person singular centralizes

Past tense centralized

Past participle centralized

Present participle centralizing

1. When a decision is made to centralize 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 centralize something, he is moving it to the center of an area.

Related words

• decentralize/decentralise