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Definition of centralize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

centralize

verb

NAmE//ˈsɛntrəˌlaɪz//

centralize somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they centralize

he / she / it centralizes

past simple centralized

-ing form centralizing

to give the control of a country or an organization to a group of people in one particular place a highly centralized system of government

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centralization

NAmE//ˌsɛntrələˈzeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable] the centralization of political powerSee centralize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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