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centralizes

centralizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of centralize.

Meaning of centralize

Verb

centralize (third-person singular simple present centralizes, present participle centralizing, simple past and past participle centralized)

  1. (British, English, Oxford, US) To move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate
  2. (British, English, Oxford, US) To move power to a single, central authority
  3. (British, English, Oxford, US) To make something focal, the most important
    • She examines authors Mary Daly and Andrea Dworkin and criticizes the analysis that centralizes all our oppression in sexism.1985 February 2, Malkah Barrsey Feldman, “Blacks & Jews: Vulnerability & Values”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 28, page 14

Questions about centralizes

What is centralizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Centralizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of centralize.

Words near centralizes in the dictionary

  1. centralize
  2. centralized
  3. centralized planning
  4. centralizer
  5. centralizers
  6. centralizes
  7. centralizing
  8. centrally
  9. centrally heated
  10. centrally planned economy
  11. centralmost

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