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cen·tral·ize

(sĕn′trə-līz′)
v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es
v.tr.
1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate.
2. To bring under a single, central authority: The Constitution centralizes political power in the federal government.
v.intr.
To come together at a center; concentrate.

cen′tral·i·za′tion (-trə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
cen′tral·iz′er n.
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centralize

(ˈsɛntrəˌlaɪz) or

centralise

vb
1. to draw or move (something) to or towards a centre
2. to bring or come under central control, esp governmental control
ˌcentraliˈzation, ˌcentraliˈsation n
ˈcentralˌizer, ˈcentralˌiser n
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cen•tral•ize

(ˈsɛn trəˌlaɪz)

v. -ized, -iz•ing. v.t.
1. to draw to or gather about a center.
2. to bring under one control, esp. in government.
v.i.
3. to come together at or to form a center.
[1790–1800]
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centralize


Past participle: centralized
Gerund: centralizing

Imperative
centralize
centralize
Present
I centralize
you centralize
he/she/it centralizes
we centralize
you centralize
they centralize
Preterite
I centralized
you centralized
he/she/it centralized
we centralized
you centralized
they centralized
Present Continuous
I am centralizing
you are centralizing
he/she/it is centralizing
we are centralizing
you are centralizing
they are centralizing
Present Perfect
I have centralized
you have centralized
he/she/it has centralized
we have centralized
you have centralized
they have centralized
Past Continuous
I was centralizing
you were centralizing
he/she/it was centralizing
we were centralizing
you were centralizing
they were centralizing
Past Perfect
I had centralized
you had centralized
he/she/it had centralized
we had centralized
you had centralized
they had centralized
Future
I will centralize
you will centralize
he/she/it will centralize
we will centralize
you will centralize
they will centralize
Future Perfect
I will have centralized
you will have centralized
he/she/it will have centralized
we will have centralized
you will have centralized
they will have centralized
Future Continuous
I will be centralizing
you will be centralizing
he/she/it will be centralizing
we will be centralizing
you will be centralizing
they will be centralizing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been centralizing
you have been centralizing
he/she/it has been centralizing
we have been centralizing
you have been centralizing
they have been centralizing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been centralizing
you will have been centralizing
he/she/it will have been centralizing
we will have been centralizing
you will have been centralizing
they will have been centralizing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been centralizing
you had been centralizing
he/she/it had been centralizing
we had been centralizing
you had been centralizing
they had been centralizing
Conditional
I would centralize
you would centralize
he/she/it would centralize
we would centralize
you would centralize
they would centralize
Past Conditional
I would have centralized
you would have centralized
he/she/it would have centralized
we would have centralized
you would have centralized
they would have centralized
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. centralize - make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
decentralise, decentralize, deconcentrate - make less central; "After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized"
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centralize

verb unify, concentrate, incorporate, compact, streamline, converge, condense, amalgamate, rationalize In the mass production era, multinational firms tended to centralize their operations.
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Translations
centralizovat
centralisere
központosít
koma undir eina stjórn
centralizovať
merkezîleştirmek

centralize

[ˈsentrəlaɪz] VTcentralizar
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centralize

[ˈsɛntrəlaɪz] centralise (British) vt [+ country, state, organization] → centraliser central locking n [car] → verrouillage m centralisé
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centralize

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centralize

[ˈsɛntrəˌlaɪz] vtcentralizzare, accentrare
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central

(ˈsentrəl) adjective
1. belonging to or near the centre (eg of a town). His flat is very central. sentraal مَرْكَزي، في المركز централен central ve středu města zentral central κεντρικός central keskuses(asuv), keskel(asuv) مرکزی؛ واقع در مرکز keskeinen central מרכזי केन्द्रीय središnji, glavni központi pusat miðlægur, miðsvæðis centrale 中心の 중심의 centre esantis, netoli centro, centrinis centrāls; centra- pusat bandar centraal sentral śródmiejski منځنى، مر كزى، اساسى: ستر central central расположенный в центре v centre središčen, osrednji u samom centru central ที่เป็นศูนย์กลาง merkezî 中心的 розташований у центрі مرکز پر یا مرکز کے نزدیک thuộc trung tâm 中心的
2. principal or most important. the central point of his argument. vernaamste مَرْكَزي، رَئيسي главен central nejdůležitější, ústřední zentral central; hoved- κύριος principal keskne اصلی؛ عمده tärkein central עקרי, עיקרי अत्यन्त महत्वपूर्ण središnji, glavni központi inti megin-, aðal- centrale, principale 主要な 주요한 svarbiausias galvenais paling penting belangrijkst hoved-, midt-, sentral- główny مهم central principal центральный; главный ústredný glaven centralni central-, huvud- สําคัญ ana 主要的 центральний مرکزی یا سب سے اہم quan trọng nhất 主要的
ˈcentralize, ˈcentralise verb
to bring under one control. sentraliseer, sentreer يُرَكِّزُ السُّلْطَه في المَرْكِز централизирам (се) centralizar centralizovat zentralisieren centralisere συγκεντρώνω centralizar tsentraliseerima متمرکز کردن keskittää centraliser לְמַרכֵּז केन्द्रीयकरण करना centralizirati, usredotočiti központosít memusat koma undir eina stjórn centralizzare, accentrare 中央集権化する 중앙 집중화하다 centralizuoti centralizēt berpusat centraliseren sentralisere, konsentrere centralizować راغوند كول centralizar a centraliza централизовать centralizovať centralizirati centralizovati centralisera รวมอํานาจมาศูนย์กลาง merkezîleştirmek 集中控制,集權中央 централізувати مرتکز کرنز ، ایک مرکز پہ لانا tập trung 集中控制,把...集中于中央
ˌcentraliˈzation, ˌcentraliˈsation noun
sentralisasie تَرْكيز، تَمَرْكُز централизация centralização centralizace die Zentralisierung centralisering συγκεντρωτισμός centralización tsentraliseerimine تمرکز؛ متمرکز سازی keskittäminen centralisation מרכוז केन्द्रीयकरण centralizacija központosítás sentralisasi miðstÿring centralizzazione, accentramento 中央集権 중앙 집중화 centralizacija, centralizavimas centralizācija; centralizēšana pemusatan centralisering sentralisering, konsentrering centralizacja مركزى كول: تر مركزى كنټرول لاندې را وړل centralização cen­tra­lizare централизация centralizácia centralizacija centralizacija centralisering การรวมอํานาจมาอยู่ส่วนกลาง merkezîleştirme 集中控制,中央集權 централізація مرکز پہ لانے کی خاصیت sự tập trung quyền lực 集中,中央集权化
ˈcentrally adverb
centrally situated. sentraal مَرْكِزِيّا، في المَرْكِز централно centralmente centrálně zentral centralt κεντρικά céntrico keskel, keskuses در مرکز؛ بطور مرکزی keskustassa centralement בַּמֶרכַּז केन्द्रित srednji központilag di pusat miðsvæðis al centro 中心に 중앙 집중적으로 centre esantis centrāli; centrā di pusat centraal sentralt, i midten centralnie په مرکزی کی centralmente în cen­tru центрально centrálne središčno, osrednje centralno centralt อย่างเป็นส่วนกลาง merkezî olarak 集中地 центрально مرکزی طور پر trung tâm 集中地
central heating
heating of a building by water, steam or air through pipes from one central boiler etc. sentrale verwarming تَدْفِئَه مَرْكَزِيَّه централно парно aquecimento central ústřední topení die Zentralheizung centralvarme κεντρική θέρμανση calefacción central keskküte سیستم گرمایشی مرکزی keskuslämmitys chauffage central חִמוּם מֶרכַּזִי , חִימוּם מֶרכַּזִי केन्द्रीकृत रूप से गरम करना centralno grijanje központi fűtés pemanasan sentral miðstöðvarhitun riscaldamento centrale セントラルヒーティング 중앙 집중 난방 centrinis šildymas centrālapkure pemanasan sentral centrale verwarming sentralvarme centralne ogrzewanie د گر مایشی سیستم مرکز aquecimento central încălzire centrală центральное отопление ústredné kúrenie centralna kurjava centralno grejanje centralvärme ระบบทําความร้อนให้กับอาคารโดยการส่งอากาศหรือน้ําร้อนผ่านท่อในอาคาร kalorifer, merkezî ısıtma sistemi 中央暖氣系統 центральне опалення مرکزی حرارتی نظام hệ thống sưởi trung tâm 中央暖气系统
ˌcentral ˈprocessing ˌunit noun
see CPU. sentrale verwerkingseenheid وِحْدَة المُعالَجَه المَرْكَزِيَّه процесор unidade central de processamento centrální řídicí jednotka, centrální procesor die CPU (zentrale Prozesseinheit) central processorenhed βλ. CPU unidad central de proceso keskseade دستگاه داده پردازی مرکزی suoritin יְחִידַת עִבּוּד מֶרְכַּזִית सीपीयू CPU Unità Centrale di Elaborazione 中央処理装置 중앙 처리장치 centrinis procesorius CPU CVE prosessorenhet procesor د كمپيوټر سي پي يو центральный процессор základná jednotka počítača, mikroprocesor centralna procesna jedinica centralenhet ซีพียู, ระบบปฏิบัติการส่วนกลาง Ana /Merkezî İşlem Birimi 中央處理器 центральний процесор کمپیوٹر کا مرکزی حصہ bộ xử lý trung tâm 中央处理器
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But when, as in the case of Nicholas the Czar, the ringed crown of geographical empire encircles an imperial brain; then, the plebeian herds crouch abased before the tremendous centralization. Nor, will the tragic dramatist who would depict mortal indomitableness in its fullest sweep and direct swing, ever forget a hint, incidentally so important in his art, as the one now alluded to.
People ceased to kill one another, and this event was accompanied by its justification in the necessity for a centralization of power, resistance to Europe, and so on.
He maintained that the poverty of Russia arises not merely from the anomalous distribution of landed property and misdirected reforms, but that what had contributed of late years to this result was the civilization from without abnormally grafted upon Russia, especially facilities of communication, as railways, leading to centralization in towns, the development of luxury, and the consequent development of manufactures, credit and its accompaniment of speculation--all to the detriment of agriculture.

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