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centralized |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. [To] centralize the power of government. --Bancroft. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: centralized adj 1: drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority; "centralized control of emergency relief efforts"; "centralized government" [ant: {decentralized}] 2: concentrated on or clustered around a central point or purpose [syn: {centered}, {centred}, {focused}]
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