cen·tral·ize also Brit cen·tral·ise 
/ˈsɛntrəˌlaɪz/ verb
cen·tral·iz·es; cen·tral·ized; cen·tral·iz·ing /ˈsɛntrəˌlaɪz/ verb [+ obj] 1 : to bring (things that are in different places) together at a single point or place
▪ The city's hospitals hope to centralize [=consolidate] medical records in a single database. ▪ All shipping operations have been centralized at the Miami office. 2 : to bring (something) under the control of one authority
▪ centralize control ▪ The controversial reforms could be used to further centralize power in the hands of one party. ▪ a centralized authority/government — opposite decentralize
▪ The city's hospitals hope to centralize [=consolidate] medical records in a single database. ▪ All shipping operations have been centralized at the Miami office.
▪ centralize control ▪ The controversial reforms could be used to further centralize power in the hands of one party. ▪ a centralized authority/government — opposite decentralize
— cen·tral·i·za·tion also Brit cen·tral·i·sa·tion /ˌsɛntrələˈzeɪʃən, Brit ˌsɛntrəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun [noncount]
/ˌsɛntrələˈzeɪʃən, Brit ˌsɛntrəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun [noncount]
