Centralize

//ˈsɛntɹəlaɪz// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate British, English, Oxford, US
  2. 2
    make central wordnet
  3. 3
    To move power to a single, central authority British, English, Oxford, US
  4. 4
    To make something focal, the most important British, English, Oxford, US

    "She examines authors Mary Daly and Andrea Dworkin and criticizes the analysis that centralizes all our oppression in sexism."

Synonyms

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affiliateallyapproachassociateband togetherbe in cahoots

Example

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"Effective public policy is not a simple matter of centralize or decentralize, subsidize or privatize, regulate or deregulate."

Etymology

From central + -ize.

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