centralize
verb
cen·tral·ize
ˈsen-trə-ˌlīz 
centralized; centralizing
: to form a center : cluster around a center
1
: to bring to a center : consolidate
centralize all the data in one file
2
: to concentrate by placing power and authority in a center or central organization
centralized several functions in a single agency
Examples of centralize in a Sentence
All shipping operations have been centralized at the Miami office.
The controversial reforms could be used to further centralize power in the hands of one party.
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Brooklyn is also one of several franchises that have centralized video storage, search and distribution workflows through ScorePlay, a startup founded in France, headquartered in New York and growing in the NBA.
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Jan. 2026
That soft‑power approach helped humanize a government that was simultaneously centralizing authority, pressuring independent media, and neglecting long‑term investment in the oil sector that underpinned the entire economy.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
The same technologies that could empower billions of CQOs could instead be used by a handful of firms or governments to centralize control and surveillance.
—Erik Brynjolfsson, Time, 2 Jan. 2026
Trump has lost much of his bet to centralize the management of elections in his own hands.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Jan. 2026
That soft‑power approach helped humanize a government that was simultaneously centralizing authority, pressuring independent media, and neglecting long‑term investment in the oil sector that underpinned the entire economy.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
The same technologies that could empower billions of CQOs could instead be used by a handful of firms or governments to centralize control and surveillance.
—Erik Brynjolfsson, Time, 2 Jan. 2026
Trump has lost much of his bet to centralize the management of elections in his own hands.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Centralize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/centralize. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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centralize
verb
cen·tral·ize
ˈsen-trə-ˌlīz
centralized; centralizing
: to bring to a central point or under a single control
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