centralizing

cen·tral·ize  (sntr-lz)

v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es

v.tr.

1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate.

2. To bring under a single, central authority: The Constitution centralizes political power in the federal government.

v.intr.

To come together at a center; concentrate.

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central·i·zation (-tr-l-zshn) n.

central·izer n.

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Adj.

1.

centralizing - tending to draw to a central point centralising decentralising, decentralizing - tending away from a central point decentralising, decentralizing - tending away from a central point