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  • 1centralize — cen‧tral‧ize [ˈsentrəlaɪz] also centralise verb [intransitive, transitive] to organize the control of a company, organization, or country so that one central group has power and tells people in other places what to do: • Shippers are centralizing …

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  • 2Centralize — Cen tral*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Centralized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Centralizing}.] [Cf. F. centraliser.] To draw or bring to a center point; to gather into or about a center; to bring into one system, or under one control. [1913 Webster] [To]… …

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  • 3centralize — (also centralise) ► VERB ▪ concentrate (control or power) under a single authority. DERIVATIVES centralism noun centralist noun & adjective centralization noun …

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  • 4centralize — [sen′trəl īz΄] vt. centralized, centralizing 1. to make central; bring to or focus on a center; gather together 2. to organize under one control; concentrate the power or authority of in a central organization vi. to become centralized… …

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  • 5centralize — verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1800 intransitive verb to form a center ; cluster around a center transitive verb 1. to bring to a center ; consolidate < centralize all the data in one file …

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  • 6centralize — also ise BrE verb (T) to organize the control of a country or organization so that one central group has power and tells people in other places what to do: an attempt to centralize the economy compare decentralize centralized adjective:&#8230; …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7centralize — verb a) To move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate b) To move power to a single, central authority …

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  • 8centralize — or centralise verb [often as adjective centralized] concentrate (control or power) under a single authority. Derivatives centralism noun centralist noun & adjective centralization noun …

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  • 9National Power Corporation — (NAPOCOR) Type State owned Industry Electricity generation/Energy generation Founded November 3, 1936 …

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  • 10Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.&#8230; …

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