v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Centralized p. pr. & vb. n. Centralizing. ] [ Cf. F. centraliser. ] To draw or bring to a center point; to gather into or about a center; to bring into one system, or under one control. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ To ] centralize the power of government. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. 1. drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority; as, centralized control of emergency relief efforts; centralized government. Opposite of decentralized. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
2. concentrated on or clustered around a central point or purpose; -- contrasting with distributed. Syn. -- centered, centred, focused. [ WordNet 1.5 ]