CENTRALIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does centralize mean? 

• CENTRALIZE (verb)
  The verb CENTRALIZE has 1 sense:

1. make central

  Familiarity information: CENTRALIZE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CENTRALIZE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they centralize    ... he / she / it centralizes   
Past simple: centralized   
Past participle: centralized   
-ing form: centralizing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make central

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

centralise; centralize; concentrate

Context example:

The Russian government centralized the distribution of food

Hypernyms (to "centralize" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

decentralize (make less central)

Derivation:

centralization (gathering to a center)

centralization (the act of consolidating power under a central control)

 Context examples 

Skin cancer in melanocytes is termed melanoma, which is frequently centralized in a nevus or mole.

(Melanoma Biomarker, NCI Thesaurus)

The Laboratory maintains centralized foundation breeding colonies, production colonies of selected strains, and special breeding and embryo transfer rederivation of animals for use by Cancer Center investigators.

(Laboratory Animal Husbandry Shared Resource, NCI Thesaurus)

Supports centralized resources and facilities shared by investigators with existing funded research projects.

(Center Core Grants, NCI Thesaurus)

Streamlines and centralizes administrative, financial, and data collection tasks.

(Cancer Trials Support Unit, NCI Thesaurus)