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Definitions for centralize
ˈsɛn trəˌlaɪzcen·tral·ize

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. centralize, centralise, concentrateverb

    make central

    "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"

Wiktionary

  1. centralizeverb

    To move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate

  2. centralizeverb

    To move power to a single, central authority

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  1. centralize

    Centralize refers to the process of bringing activities, processes, decisions, or authority under a single controlling body or at a single point within an organization. It is designed to simplify activities, improve coordination and control, and ensure uniformity. It can also refer to the physical concentration of something in a single place.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Centralizeverb

    to draw or bring to a center point; to gather into or about a center; to bring into one system, or under one control

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. centraliser.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of centralize in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of centralize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of centralize in a Sentence

  1. Mike Pompeo:

    The experience of Brexit -- which is ongoing -- and of the European Union, shows that it is difficult to recover economic independence once it's relinquished, it also shows that the economic policy that centralize power diminish the free market capacity for wealth creation.

  2. Jeff Paine:

    It is unrealistic for any one regime to aspire to centralize the delivery of privacy protections for the entire world in just one regulator.

  3. Bernd Osterloh:

    I think a company of this size cannot steer everything from Wolfsburg, our approach is: centralize as much as necessary and decentralize as much as possible.

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