centralize

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• /ˈsɛntɹəlaɪz/
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der. Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)der. Latin centrum Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin centrālisbor. English central Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English centralize From central + -ize.

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Azerbaijani: mərkəzləşdirmək — to move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate
• Catalan: centralitzar — to move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate
• Dutch: centraliseren — to move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate
• Esperanto: centralizi — to move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate
• Galician: centralizar — to move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate
• German: zentralisieren — to move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate
• Hungarian: centralizál — to move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate
• Hungarian: központosít — to move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate
• Russian: централизова́ть (centralizovátʹ) — to move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate
• Spanish: centralizar — to move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate
• Ukrainian: централізува́ти (centralizuváty) — to move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate
• Azerbaijani: mərkəzləşdirmək — to move power to a single, central authority
• Catalan: centralitzar — to move power to a single, central authority
• Czech: centralizovat — to move power to a single, central authority
• Dutch: centraliseren — to move power to a single, central authority
• Esperanto: centralizi — to move power to a single, central authority
• French: centraliser — to move power to a single, central authority
• Galician: centralizar — to move power to a single, central authority
• Georgian: ცენტრალიზებას უწევს (cenṭralizebas uc̣evs) — to move power to a single, central authority
• Georgian: ცენტრალიზებას ახდენს (cenṭralizebas axdens) — to move power to a single, central authority
• Spanish: centralizar — to move power to a single, central authority
• Swedish: centralisera — to move power to a single, central authority