centralize

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
21
Words With Friends
24
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˈsɛntɹəlaɪz/

Definition of centralize

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (British, English, Oxford, US)To move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate
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verb

  1. (British, English, Oxford, US)To move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate
  2. (British, English, Oxford, US)To move power to a single, central authority
  3. (British, English, Oxford, US)To make something focal, the most important
    “She examines authors Mary Daly and Andrea Dworkin and criticizes the analysis that centralizes all our oppression in sexism.”

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der. Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)der. Latin centrum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin centrālisbor. English central Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English centralize From central + -ize.

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