centralize: Meaning and Definition of

cen•tral•ize

Pronunciation: (sen'tru-līz"), [key]
— v., -ized, -iz•ing.
—v.t.
  1. to draw to or gather about a center.
  2. to bring under one control, esp. in government: to centralize budgeting in one agency.
—v.i.
  1. to come together at or to form a center.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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