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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Centralize

/sĕn'-trəl-īzˌ/ · Cen·tral·ize · IPA /ˈsɛntɹəlaɪz/
01 v. t. To draw or bring to a center point; to gather into or about a center; to bring into one system, or under one control.
imp. & p. p. Centralized; p. pr. & vb. n. Centralizing
  1. 1.
    To draw or bring to a center point; to gather into or about a center; to bring into one system, or under one control.
    “[To] centralize the power of government.” Bancroft.