adj
verb
Freq #47270
Meanings
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adj
Controlled or organised from one central place or authority.
The company moved to a centralized system so all decisions come from head office.
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verb
Past tense of centralize: brought under the control of one central authority.
The government centralized power in the capital after the reforms.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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adj
· controlled or organised...
centralised
Word family
Derived forms
noncentralizedovercentralizedsemicentralizeduncentralized