centralizev.

Brit.

/ˈsɛntrəlʌɪz/,

/ˈsɛntrl̩ʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈsɛntrəˌlaɪz/

Forms: 1700s– centralize, 1800s– centralise.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably originally modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: central adj., -ize suffix.

Etymology: < central adj. + -ize suffix, probably originally after French centraliser to bring together in one place (1794 or earlier). Compare earlier centre v.

a. transitive. To bring to or locate at a centre; to bring together in one place; esp. to concentrate (governmental or administrative power and control) in a central place or authority; to subject to centralization. Also intransitive. Also figurative. Cf. centralization n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > central condition or position > mark or be the centre of [verb (transitive)] > make central

centralize1795

concentralization1823

society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > centralized or regionalized systems > [verb (transitive)] > centralize

concentralization1823

centralize1834

1795 Coll. State Papers War against France III. i. 82 Vain is the apprehension that we seek to centralize every thing in a single city.

1834 T. Arnold Let. in Life & Corr. T. Arnold (1844) I. vii. 381 If ever the question of National education comes definitely before the government, I am very desirous of their not ‘centralizing’ too much, but availing themselves of the existing machinery.

1836 London & Westm. Rev. Apr. 158 This natural tendency of a democratic people to centralize the business of government.

1886 F. Harrison Choice Bks. 238 England was centralised earlier than any other European nation.

1899 A. D. Jones tr. Hist. South Amer. ii. i. 139 The interoceanic line of railway, which centralises in its port all the commerce of the Pacific.

1905 Bull. Internat. Railway Congr. Assoc. Oct. 1601 The accountant centralises in his day-book of receipts and expenses all the cash-transactions.

1916 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 65 96 How immeasurably superior it would be if all, or as much as possible of the work of job-hunting, could be centralized in one free public employment bureau.

1993 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 14 Oct. a5/3 These things go through cycles... You centralize and then you probably overcentralize and the decision making gets so remote from the people there comes a demand to go back the other way.

2010 New Yorker 15 Nov. 57/2 The process by which the Conservative Party choose parliamentary candidates..has been centralized in recent years.

b. intransitive. To come together at a centre; to become concentrated in one place or centre; to undergo centralization.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > central condition or position > find or have a centre [verb (intransitive)]

centre1610

centralize1800

1800 Monthly Mag. 8 598 A new Popery, or Catholic Patriarchate..which is now to centralise at Mohilow, or Petersburg.

1859 Sat. Rev. 8 72/1 Art has a tendency to centralize. There are spots in famous cities which all the Muses have conspired to bless with an almost superfluity of grace and beauty.

1888 Harper's Mag. Apr. 764 The eyes..flamed as if the life of the man had centralized and focussed within them.

1976 Phi Delta Kappan 58 214/2 Under unionization, power centralizes, and unions and administrations tend to form ‘parallel power pyramids’.

2000 P. McMichael in R. Palan Global Polit. Econ. vi. 112 Capital concentrates and centralises in one financial merger after another.

2. transitive. To position in or at the physical centre; to place in a central position; to make central. Also: to position or adjust with reference to a pre-existing central point. Cf. centre v. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > central condition or position > mark or be the centre of [verb (transitive)] > place or fix in the centre

centre1555

centralize1834

1834 C. H. Ackerley Plan Better Security Vessels Addenda p. iv Why should they in chase, or retreat..take the Wedges from the masts—hang shot boxes to the stays—centralize the dead weight..?

1897 Bk. Rev. Feb. 297/1 The desk of the Superintendent and his assistants will be centralized within the railing, commanding a view of every part of the Reading Room.

1916 Photogr. Jrnl. Amer. Apr. 163/1 Trimming in slide making, is usually avoided by centralizing the subject when the exposure is made.

1917 Official Gaz. U.S. Patent Office 19 June 768/2 Means for centralizing the device in position in a locomotive frame with relation to the normal center of the journal to be mounted.

1989 P. Brett Carpentry & Joinery for Adv. Craft Students (new ed.) 212/2 It is most important that the bubble [on a spirit level] is centralized each time a reading is taken.

2012 T. Sale & C. Betti Drawing (ed. 6) 80 Irving Tepper centralizes his subject in a square format.

3. transitive. To provide with a centre or focus; to cause to focus or centre on. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > central condition or position > mark or be the centre of [verb (transitive)] > provide or mark with a centre

centre1614

centralize1852

1852 Amer. Whig Rev. Aug. 144/1 There is throughout a converging interest powerfully focalizing and centralizing the mind.

1876 Melbourne Rev. 1 372 Would we but soar Beyond the cloud, and centralise our faith Upon the stable sun.

1889 Amer. Jrnl. Photogr. Apr. 138 To centralize the picture, introduce to the right one of those old Flemish barges so often seen on the canals in Belgium.

1926 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 37 480 The ‘reality’ and ‘animateness’ of the situation seems to hold and centralize the attention of the O[bserver].

1994 C. Kondoleon Domest. & Divine (1995) i. 16 Each wing of the house opens onto the central court... In this way, the peristyle centralizes the plan and differentiates the parts at the same time.

2009 Archiprix 2009 33 The design is centralized by a memorial embedded in the square.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	centralize
释义	centralizev. Brit. /ˈsɛntrəlʌɪz/, /ˈsɛntrl̩ʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈsɛntrəˌlaɪz/ Forms: 1700s– centralize, 1800s– centralise. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably originally modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: central adj., -ize suffix. Etymology: < central adj. + -ize suffix, probably originally after French centraliser to bring together in one place (1794 or earlier). Compare earlier centre v. 1. a. transitive. To bring to or locate at a centre; to bring together in one place; esp. to concentrate (governmental or administrative power and control) in a central place or authority; to subject to centralization. Also intransitive. Also figurative. Cf. centralization n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > central condition or position > mark or be the centre of [verb (transitive)] > make central centralize1795 concentralization1823 society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > centralized or regionalized systems > [verb (transitive)] > centralize concentralization1823 centralize1834 1795 Coll. State Papers War against France III. i. 82 Vain is the apprehension that we seek to centralize every thing in a single city. 1834 T. Arnold Let. in Life & Corr. T. Arnold (1844) I. vii. 381 If ever the question of National education comes definitely before the government, I am very desirous of their not ‘centralizing’ too much, but availing themselves of the existing machinery. 1836 London & Westm. Rev. Apr. 158 This natural tendency of a democratic people to centralize the business of government. 1886 F. Harrison Choice Bks. 238 England was centralised earlier than any other European nation. 1899 A. D. Jones tr. Hist. South Amer. ii. i. 139 The interoceanic line of railway, which centralises in its port all the commerce of the Pacific. 1905 Bull. Internat. Railway Congr. Assoc. Oct. 1601 The accountant centralises in his day-book of receipts and expenses all the cash-transactions. 1916 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 65 96 How immeasurably superior it would be if all, or as much as possible of the work of job-hunting, could be centralized in one free public employment bureau. 1993 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 14 Oct. a5/3 These things go through cycles... You centralize and then you probably overcentralize and the decision making gets so remote from the people there comes a demand to go back the other way. 2010 New Yorker 15 Nov. 57/2 The process by which the Conservative Party choose parliamentary candidates..has been centralized in recent years. b. intransitive. To come together at a centre; to become concentrated in one place or centre; to undergo centralization. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > central condition or position > find or have a centre [verb (intransitive)] centre1610 centralize1800 1800 Monthly Mag. 8 598 A new Popery, or Catholic Patriarchate..which is now to centralise at Mohilow, or Petersburg. 1859 Sat. Rev. 8 72/1 Art has a tendency to centralize. There are spots in famous cities which all the Muses have conspired to bless with an almost superfluity of grace and beauty. 1888 Harper's Mag. Apr. 764 The eyes..flamed as if the life of the man had centralized and focussed within them. 1976 Phi Delta Kappan 58 214/2 Under unionization, power centralizes, and unions and administrations tend to form ‘parallel power pyramids’. 2000 P. McMichael in R. Palan Global Polit. Econ. vi. 112 Capital concentrates and centralises in one financial merger after another. 2. transitive. To position in or at the physical centre; to place in a central position; to make central. Also: to position or adjust with reference to a pre-existing central point. Cf. centre v. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > central condition or position > mark or be the centre of [verb (transitive)] > place or fix in the centre centre1555 centralize1834 1834 C. H. Ackerley Plan Better Security Vessels Addenda p. iv Why should they in chase, or retreat..take the Wedges from the masts—hang shot boxes to the stays—centralize the dead weight..? 1897 Bk. Rev. Feb. 297/1 The desk of the Superintendent and his assistants will be centralized within the railing, commanding a view of every part of the Reading Room. 1916 Photogr. Jrnl. Amer. Apr. 163/1 Trimming in slide making, is usually avoided by centralizing the subject when the exposure is made. 1917 Official Gaz. U.S. Patent Office 19 June 768/2 Means for centralizing the device in position in a locomotive frame with relation to the normal center of the journal to be mounted. 1989 P. Brett Carpentry & Joinery for Adv. Craft Students (new ed.) 212/2 It is most important that the bubble [on a spirit level] is centralized each time a reading is taken. 2012 T. Sale & C. Betti Drawing (ed. 6) 80 Irving Tepper centralizes his subject in a square format. 3. transitive. To provide with a centre or focus; to cause to focus or centre on. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > central condition or position > mark or be the centre of [verb (transitive)] > provide or mark with a centre centre1614 centralize1852 1852 Amer. Whig Rev. Aug. 144/1 There is throughout a converging interest powerfully focalizing and centralizing the mind. 1876 Melbourne Rev. 1 372 Would we but soar Beyond the cloud, and centralise our faith Upon the stable sun. 1889 Amer. Jrnl. Photogr. Apr. 138 To centralize the picture, introduce to the right one of those old Flemish barges so often seen on the canals in Belgium. 1926 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 37 480 The ‘reality’ and ‘animateness’ of the situation seems to hold and centralize the attention of the O[bserver]. 1994 C. Kondoleon Domest. & Divine (1995) i. 16 Each wing of the house opens onto the central court... In this way, the peristyle centralizes the plan and differentiates the parts at the same time. 2009 Archiprix 2009 33 The design is centralized by a memorial embedded in the square. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.1795
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