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[ noun ] consolidation of power under central control

Synonyms

centralisation

Used in print

(Brainard Cheney, "Christianity and the Tragic Vision-Ut...)

Moreover the centralization of our economy during the 1920 s , the dislocations of the Depression , the common ethos of Materialism everywhere , all contributed in various ways to the face-lifting that replaced Mike_Fink and the Great_Gatsby with the anonymous physiognomy of the Little_People .

Related terms

decentralization consolidation centralize

2
[ noun ] gathering to a center

Synonyms

centralisation

Related terms

gather centralize

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Rhymes with

generalization civilization commercialization equalization globalization capitalization internationalization industrialization monopolization rationalization denationalization mobilization liberalization demoralization fertilization normalization decentralization socialization sterilization standardization vulgarization organisation subsidization characterization polarization computerization conceptualization improvisation amortization categorization collectivization miniaturization urbanization westernization maximization colonization harmonization stalinization homogenization publication revitalization decriminalization hospitalization nationalization desalination mobilization specialization naturalization visualization stabilization destabilization realization neutralization utilization legalization localization sterilization marginalization criminalization demobilization mummification instigation gentrification indemnification detoxification specification simplification lubrication mitigation glorification telecommunication electrification fabrication abdication syndication fumigation desertion elation demobilization decapitation cultivation alphabetization formalization gravitation rumination accusation recrimination dehumanization trepidation communization invitation demonization organization democratization immunization resuscitation reorganization vaporization interpretation precipitation mechanization desalinization inactivation brutalization pasteurization authorization intimidation destination americanization ionization hybridization disorganization visitation levitation dissipation solicitation titillation liquidation limitation victimization polarization dramatization modernization urbanization optimization fibrillation unionization popularization irritation christianization cetacean cogitation magnetization sanitation oversimplification affiliation humiliation retaliation reaffiliation foliation conciliation reconciliation exfoliation accusation glaciation allegation delegation misapplication substantiation reallocation multiplication allocation resignation application indignation appreciation implication initiation depreciation replication obligation designation association negotiation fixation differentiation duplication explication complication dictation translation causation clinician revaluation amelioration reevaluation valuation overvaluation devaluation evaluation undervaluation consolidation deforestation deflation pollination facilitation reclamation proclamation inclination validation inflammation arbitration invalidation acclimation rehabilitation disinclination dilatation elevation exclamation explanation

Phonetic and Homophones

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centralisation centrifugation centralizing centralized central_vision central_heating contradiction centralistic centralising centralised contraindication Centranthus central_scotoma central_city central-fire Central_Time Central_Thai contraption contraction Centrarchidae central_bank central_office Central_Africa

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