The administration of the city schools was centralized during Mayor Jones' term of office.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
de|cen|tral|ize — «dee SEHN truh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to spread or distribute (authority or power) among more groups or local governments: »He…emphasized in a speech published here today that the [Russian] decentralized system of agricultural… … Useful english dictionary
o|ver|cen|tral|ize — «OH vuhr SEHN truh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to centralize in excess of what is necessary, profitable, or desirable: »We are one of the largest countries in the world (in numbers, I mean, not geographical size) ruled by a unitary… … Useful english dictionary
cen·tral·ize — … Useful english dictionary
cen´tral|iz´er — cen|tral|ize «SEHN truh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to bring to or toward a center; locate in a center. 2. to gather together at a center; concentrate: »The administration of the city schools was centralized during Mayor Jones term of… … Useful english dictionary
de·cen·tral·ize — … Useful english dictionary
tral — ac·cip·i·tral; ad·ros·tral; am·phi·the·a·tral; an·as·tral; an·ces·tral; an·tral; ar·bi·tral; aus·tral·or·bis; aus·tral·orp; ca·das·tral; cam·pes·tral; cen·tral·id; cen·tral·ism; cen·tral·ite; cen·tral·i·ty; cen·tral·i·za·tion; cen·tral·ize;… … English syllables
cen — cen·tri·cae; cen·tri·cal; cen·tric·i·ty; cen·trif·u·gal·i·za·tion; cen·trif·u·gal·ize; cen·trif·u·gal·ly; cen·trif·u·ga·tion; cen·trif·u·gence; cen·tring; cen·tri·ole; cen·trip·e·tal; cen·trip·e·tal·ism; cen·trip·e·tal·ly; cen·tris·ci·dae;… … English syllables
ize — jaco·bin·ize; jar·gon·ize; jas·per·ize; jesu·it·ize; jour·nal·ize; jo·vial·ize; ju·da·ize; ka·olin·ize; ker·a·tin·ize; kjel·dahl·ize; la·bi·al·ize; la·bio·ve·lar·ize; la·ryn·ge·al·ize; lat·er·al·ize; lat·in·ize; leath·er·ize; le·gal·ize;… … English syllables
centralize — cen·tral·ize … English syllables
centralize — cen|tral|ize also centralise BrE [ˈsentrəlaız] v [T] to organize the control of a country, organization, or system so that everything is done or decided in one place ≠ ↑decentralize ▪ plans to centralize the company s European activities… … Dictionary of contemporary English
