Meaning & use
Centralised
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Brought together under a single central authority or control (British spelling of "centralized").
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The government centralised control of the railways in the 1940s.
The company centralised its purchasing to cut costs.
A note on using this word
Standard British spelling; American English uses "centralized."
Words with a similar meaning
consolidatedconcentrated
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Words with an opposite meaning
decentralised
Another way to use it
2. adjective
Concentrated under central control.
They favored a more centralised healthcare system.
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