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How to pronounce centralise in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms centralize, concentrate
Type of alter, change, modify
Derivation centralisation

Examples of centralise

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With or without treaty change, the euro zone is being forced to centralise powers.
From the economist.com
Such projects also slightly mitigate the likelihood that REDD will centralise power.
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Mr. Sarkozy's comments should not so easily be taken as a desire to centralise power.
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She was told it was because Boots wanted to centralise pharmacy deliveries.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
Everywhere, I would fight proposals to reduce, centralise or privatise public services.
From the ealingtimes.co.uk
I think the issues we now see are due to the governments attempt to centralise everything.
From the independent.co.uk
Banks are increasingly able to centralise computer systems and to use common platforms.
From the economist.com
Others suspect that senior officials want to centralise and control trading activities.
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One such is a plan to centralise the records of all patients of the National Health Service.
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More examples
  • Centralize: make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"
  • (Centraliser) In group theory, the centralizer and normalizer of a subset S of a group G are subgroups of G which have a restricted action on the elements of S and S as a whole, respectively. These subgroups can provide insight into the structure of G.
  • Centralisation, or centralization (see spelling differences), is the process by which the activities of an organisation, particularly those regarding planning decision-making, become concentrated within a particular location and/or group.
  • (Centralised) A management structure in which most decisions are taken at the centre, or at higher levels of management.
  • (Centralised) The concept of keeping services at a central point. Since the entire computing load is at this central point, more resources are required to ensure quality of service, driving the costs up or the service quality down. ...
  • (Centralisation) The gathering together, at a corporate headquarters, of specialist functions such as finance, personnel and information technology. Centralisation is usually undertaken in order to affect economies of scale and to standardise operating procedures throughout the organization. ...
  • (centralisation) to move pieces towards the centre - a good idea if there is no obvious alternative plan. Example in the Strategical Themes section of the Canon.
  • To centre a wave on the 0 mark.