CENTRALIZE


Meaning of CENTRALIZE in English

cen ‧ tral ‧ ize BrE AmE ( also centralise British English ) /ˈsentrəlaɪz/ verb [transitive]

[ Word Family: noun : CENTRE/CENTER , ↑ centralization ≠ ↑ decentralization , ↑ centralism , ↑ centrist ; adjective : ↑ central , ↑ centralized ≠ ↑ decentralized , CENTRED/CENTERED , ↑ centrist ; verb : CENTRE/CENTER , ↑ centralize ≠ ↑ decentralize ; adverb : ↑ centrally ]

to organize the control of a country, organization, or system so that everything is done or decided in one place OPP decentralize :

plans to centralize the company’s U.S. activities

—centralized adjective :

a centralized database

—centralization /ˌsentrəlaɪˈzeɪʃ ə n $ -lə-/ noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.