centralize
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Definition of centralize
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
- (British, English, Oxford, US)To move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate
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verb
- (British, English, Oxford, US)To move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate
- (British, English, Oxford, US)To move power to a single, central authority
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(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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