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centralize
verb [T] (UK also centralise) /ˈsen.trə.laɪz/Definition
› to remove authority in a system, company, country, etc. from local places to one central place so that the whole system, etc. is under central control: Payment of bills is now centralized (= organized at one place instead of several).Managing and organizing centralization (UK also centralisation)
/ˌsen.trəˈlaɪzeɪ.ʃən/ noun [U]
(Definition of centralize verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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