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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Democratic norms are preserved precisely so they can be invoked, even as their operation is steadily reconfigured and control over them increasingly centralized.
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Lia Assimakopoulos
dallas Stars, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Breyer is managing all of the similar federal cases against Uber, which have been centralized in his court in San Francisco.
—Miguel Torres, Oklahoman, 6 Feb. 2026
According to Ball, with the military force resolution, the administration relied on power that the president is not explicitly given in the Constitution but can argue are necessary for the national interest, to centralize decision-making in the executive branch.
—Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
Democratic norms are preserved precisely so they can be invoked, even as their operation is steadily reconfigured and control over them increasingly centralized.
—Alejandro Reyes, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Centralize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/centralize. Accessed 8 Feb. 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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