centralize
gb/sˈɛntɹəlˌaɪz/ us/sˈɛntɹəlˌaɪz/
C1
Anglais
Sens
0 sens
Verbe
business
C1
action
1
bring under central control
to put control in one main place
Schéma d’usage :
centralize [something] (under/in/within [authority/department])
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may confuse centralize (make control more concentrated) with concentrate (bring together physically or mentally). Also, centralize is usually not followed by 'to' (say 'centralize in/under', not 'centralize to').
Synonymes
consolidate (Often emphasizes combining separate units into one, not just shifting authority upward.)
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concentrate (More general; can refer to bringing things together, not specifically organizational control.)
Antonymes
decentralize (Moves power or decisions away from the center to local units.)
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delegate (Gives decision-making power to others rather than keeping it at the center.)
Collocations
centralize power
|centralize authority
|centralize control
|centralize decision-making
|centralize management
|centralize governance
|centralize oversight
|centralize budgeting
|centralize procurement
|centralize administration
Thèmes
business
|government
|management
|organizations
Exemples
- After the merger, the company centralized decision-making at headquarters.
- The new policy centralized control of hiring under the HR department.
- Critics argued that the reforms would centralize too much power in the capital.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The government centralized control of schools.
- Our company centralized decisions at the main office.
Verbe
business
C1
action
2
bring activities into one place
to put things in one main place
Schéma d’usage :
centralize [activities/resources/services] in/at [place]
Erreur fréquente :
Centralize usually implies making one main center; for simply moving something you might use move/relocate. Avoid using it for small everyday items unless there is a clear 'main place' idea.
Synonymes
bring together (More general and less formal; does not necessarily imply a single 'center'.)
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consolidate (Often stresses efficiency by combining sites or functions.)
Antonymes
disperse (Spreads people or things out across different places.)
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distribute (Allocates resources across locations rather than gathering them into one.)
Collocations
centralize operations
|centralize production
|centralize services
|centralize distribution
|centralize storage
|centralize support
|centralize purchasing
|centralize resources
|centralize records
|centralize reporting
Thèmes
business
|logistics
|work
Exemples
- They centralized customer support in one call center to reduce costs.
- The museum centralized its archives at a new facility outside the city.
- The airline centralized maintenance operations at its largest hub.
Exemples pédagogiques
- We centralized our files in one office.
- They centralized services in the city center.
Verbe
technical
C1
process
3
put information in one system
to keep data in one main system
Schéma d’usage :
centralize [data/logs/information] in/into [system/place]
Erreur fréquente :
In tech contexts, centralize is about a single source/system; it does not automatically mean 'share' or 'synchronize' (though those may be related goals).
Synonymes
consolidate (Common in IT for combining multiple systems or datasets into one.)
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standardize (Focuses on making systems uniform; may or may not involve one central system.)
Antonymes
decentralize (Uses multiple distributed systems rather than a single central one.)
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distribute (Places data or processing across multiple nodes/locations.)
Collocations
centralize data
|centralize user accounts
|centralize authentication
|centralize logging
|centralize monitoring
|centralize backups
|centralize configuration
|centralize access control
|centralize reporting
|centralize documentation
Thèmes
technology
|business
|data
Exemples
- The team centralized logs so incidents could be investigated faster.
- We centralized user accounts in a single directory service.
- The company centralized sales data to create consistent reports across regions.
Exemples pédagogiques
- They centralized the data in one database.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
centralize
API
GB/sˈɛntɹəlˌaɪz/
US/sˈɛntɹəlˌaɪz/
Syllabes et accentuation
cent - ral - ize (3 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (cent)
Formes du mot
Verb
- Base: centralize
- 3rd Person Singular: centralizes
- Present Participle: centralizing
- Past: centralized
Famille de mots
Forms
centralizes
verb
centralizing
verb
centralized
verb
Core family
Negative and opposite forms
Advanced or less common
centrality
noun
Expressions
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