Centralize and Decentralize

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Centralize verb - To bring (something) to a central point or under a single control.

Usage example: the company decided to centralize all of its operations at its Ohio plant

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Decentralize is an antonym for centralize in concentrate topic.

Decentralize verb - Make less central.

Usage example: After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized

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Centralize is an antonym for decentralize in distribute over a less concentrated area topic.

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