centralize

[ sen-truh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing.

1. to draw to or gather about a center.
2. to bring under one control, especially in government:

   to centralize budgeting in one agency.

verb (used without object)

, cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing.

1. to come together at or to form a center.

centralize

/ ˈsɛntrəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to draw or move (something) to or towards a centre
2. to bring or come under central control, esp governmental control

Derived Forms

• ˈcentralˌizer, noun
• ˌcentraliˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• cen·tral·iz·er noun
• o·ver·cen·tral·ize verb overcentralized overcentralizing
• re·cen·tral·ize verb recentralized recentralizing

Word History and Origins

Origin of centralize¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; central ¹ + -ize

Example Sentences

There’s no centralized authority to whom Idaho families or prosecutors can appeal when a coroner doesn’t follow standards.

From Salon

It should have instead been reviewed by one of France’s centralized ethics boards.

From Science Magazine

But tapping into an LLM's power typically requires users to send their requests to a centralized server -- a process that's expensive, energy-intensive and often slow.

From Science Daily

Bluesky has prided itself on centralizing its user experience on one server, meaning its users could only see one feed unaffected by troublesome algorithms that plague platforms like Twitter/X.

From Salon

“We need to be thinking in a more distributed fashion than the centralized systems that are currently being imagined and proposed,” Winter said.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• consolidate
• integrate
• rationalize
• streamline
• unify