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- centralizing centralizing adj. prenom. causing to concentrate at a center. Opposite of {decentralizing}. [Narrower terms: {centripetal, unifying(prenominal)}] [WordNet 1.5]
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Centralizing — 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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
centralizing — centralize (Amer.) cen·tral·ize || sentrÉ™laɪz v. draw toward a center point; concentrate; bring under a single authority (government, etc.); make central (also centralise) … English contemporary dictionary
centralizing — adjective tending to draw to a central point • Syn: ↑centralising • Ant: ↑decentralizing • Similar to: ↑centripetal, ↑unifying, ↑consolidative, ↑integrative … Useful english dictionary
centripetal unifyingprenominal — centralizing centralizing adj. prenom. causing to concentrate at a center. Opposite of {decentralizing}. [Narrower terms: {centripetal, unifying(prenominal)}] [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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