centralize
pronunciation
How to pronounce centralize in British English:
UK [ˈsentrəlaɪz]
How to pronounce centralize in American English:
US [ˈsɛntrəˌlaɪz]
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- Verb:
- make central
Word Origin
- centralize (v.)
- 1795, "to bring to a center;" 1800, "come to a center," from central + -ize, on model of French centraliser (1790). A word from the French Revolution. Related: Centralized; centralizing. Government should have a central point throughout its whole periphery. The state of the monthly expences amounted to four hundred millions; but within these seven months, it is reduced to one hundred and eighty millions. Such is the effect of the centralization of government; and the more we centralize it, the more we shall find our expenses decrease. [Saint-Just, "Discourse on the State of the Finances"]
Example
- 1. Dassault v6 platform provides a comprehensive platform to centralize data , including 2d and 3d information .
- 2. One such plan , being promoted by germany and france , is for euro-zone governments to agree on a legally binding pact to centralize control of national budgets .
- 3. So there has to be a significant reform of the current public finance system : either to centralize finance for the social welfare system or to significantly increase the resources of local governments .