'Centralize' definitions:
Definition of 'centralize'
(from WordNet)
verb
Make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food" [syn: centralize, centralise, concentrate] [ant: decentralise, decentralize, deconcentrate]
Definition of 'Centralize'
From: GCIDE
- Centralize \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] centralize the power of government. --Bancroft. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'centralize'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affiliate,
- ally,
- approach,
- associate,
- band together,
- be in cahoots,
- bunch,
- bunch up,
- cabal,
- cement a union,
- center,
- center on,
- center round,
- close,
- close in,
- close up,
- close with,
- club,
- club together,
- come together,
- concenter,
- concentralize,
- concentrate,
- confederate,
- consociate,
- conspire,
- converge,
- couple,
- fall in with,
- federalize,
- federate,
- funnel,
- gang,
- gang up,
- go in partners,
- go in partnership,
- hook up with,
- intersect,
- join forces,
- join fortunes with,
- join together,
- join up with,
- join with,
- league,
- marry,
- meet,
- middle,
- narrow the gap,
- nip,
- organize,
- pair,
- pair off,
- partner,
- pinch,
- run together,
- stand together,
- stand up with,
- taper,
- team up with,
- team with,
- throw in with,
- tie in with,
- tie up with,
- unionize,
- unite,
- unite with,
- wed
Words containing 'Centralize'
- Central,
- Centrale,
- Centralism,
- Centralities,
- Centrality,
- Centralization,
- Centralized,
- Centralizing,
- Centrally,
- Central Aguirre,
- Central City,
- Central Falls,
- Central Gardens,
- Central Heights,
- Central High,
- Central Islip,
- Central Lake,
- Central Manchester,
- Central Pacolet,
- Central Park,
- Central Point,
- Central Point, OR,
- Central Somers,
- Central Square,
- Central Valley,
- Central Waterford,
- Central force,
- Central, AK,
- Central, SC,
- Central, TN,
- Pymatuning Central,
- central africa,
- central america,
- central american,
- central bank,
- central body,
- central chimpanzee,
- central dravidian,
- central gyrus,
- central heating,
- central office,
- central powers,
- central processor,
- central scotoma,
- central sulcus,
- central thai,
- central time,
- central vision,
- massif central,
- Central Aguirre, PR,
- Central City, AR,
- Central City, CO,
- Central City, IA,
- Central City, IL,
- Central City, KY,
- Central City, NE,
- Central City, PA,
- Central City, SD,
- Central Falls, RI,
- Central Gardens, TX,
- Central Heights, AZ,
- Central High, OK,
- Central Islip, NY,
- Central Lake, MI,
- Central Manchester, CT,
- Central Pacolet, SC,
- Central Park, WA,
- Central Somers, CT,
- Central Square, NY,
- Central Valley, NY,
- Central Waterford, CT,
- Neuro-central,
- North-Central,
- Pymatuning Central, PA,
- capital of central africa,
- central african republic,
- central american country,
- central american nation,
- central artery of the retina,
- central intelligence agency,
- central intelligence machinery,
- central nervous system,
- central processing unit,
- central reserve cities,
- central standard time,
- central vein of retina,
- central veins of liver,
- director of central intelligence,
- east-central,
- european central bank,
- free central placentation,
- south-central,
- systema nervosum centrale,
- vena centrales retinae,
- venae centrales hepatis,
- west-central,
- Helena Valley West Central,
- central african republic franc,
- central american strap fern,
- central vein of suprarenal gland,
- south-central dravidian,
- Central Heights-Midland City,
- Helena Valley West Central, MT,
- Central Heights-Midland City, AZ