centralized

English

Alternative forms

• (UK) centralised

Adjective

centralized (comparative more centralized, superlative most centralized)

1. Having things physically towards the center; consolidated or concentrated
2. Having power concentrated in a single, central authority
3. (phonetics) Moved toward the center of the vowel space: [ë] is less front than [e], though not necessarily central; similarly, [ö] is less back than [o].

Derived terms

• centralized planning
• noncentralized
• overcentralized
• semicentralized
• uncentralized

Verb

centralized

1. simple past and past participle of centralize