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centralizing

centralizing is the present participle and gerund 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 centralizing

What is centralizing the present participle and gerund of?
Centralizing is the present participle and gerund of centralize.

Words near centralizing in the dictionary

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

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