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Adjective: centralising  'sen-tru,lI-zing
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: centralizing)
  1. Tending to draw to a central point
    - centralizing
Verb: centralise  'sen-tru,lIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: centralize)
  1. Make central
    "The Russian government centralised the distribution of food";
    - centralize, concentrate

See also: centripetal, consolidative, integrative, unifying

Type of: alter, change, modify

Antonym: decentralise [Brit]

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