"centralize" meaning in English

See centralize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-centralize.wav Forms: centralizes [present, singular, third-person], centralizing [participle, present], centralized [participle, past], centralized [past]
Etymology: From central + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|central|ize}} central + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} centralize (third-person singular simple present centralizes, present participle centralizing, simple past and past participle centralized)
  1. To move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate Tags: British, English, Oxford, US Translations (to move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate): centralitzar (Catalan), centraliseren (Dutch), centralizi (Esperanto), centralizar (Galician), zentralisieren (German), centralizál (Hungarian), központosít (Hungarian), централизова́ть (centralizovátʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), centralizar (Spanish), централізува́ти (centralizuváty) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-centralize-en-verb-8ttWr-yn Disambiguation of 'to move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate': 97 3
  2. To move power to a single, central authority Tags: British, English, Oxford, US Translations (to move power to a single, central authority): centralitzar (Catalan), centralizovat (Czech), centraliseren (Dutch), centralizi (Esperanto), centraliser (French), centralizar (Galician), ცენტრალიზებას უწევს (cenṭralizebas uc̣evs) (Georgian), ცენტრალიზებას ახდენს (cenṭralizebas axdens) (Georgian), centralizar (Spanish), centralisera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-centralize-en-verb-Z4-e2N8S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Oxford spellings, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 28 72 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 70 Disambiguation of Oxford spellings: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 3 14 36 5 36 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 13 40 3 40 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of 'to move power to a single, central authority': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: centralise (english: non-Oxford British English) Derived forms: centralization, centralizer, decentralize, overcentralize, recentralize

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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