1
[ verb ] make central

Examples

"The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"

Used in print

(Clarence Streit, "How the Civil War Kept You Sovereign"...)

This right of the State , its upholders contended , was essential to maintain the federal balance and protect the liberty of the people from the danger of centralizing power in the Union government .

(Rhode Island Legislative Council. Research Report...)

The Institute of Public_Administration , in its report to the State_Fiscal_Study_Commission in 1959 , recommended `` consolidating and centralizing all aspects of property_tax administration in a single state agency professionally organized and equipped for the job '' .

*