Centralize and Decentralizing

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

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Decentralizing is an antonym for centralize.

Decentralizing adjective - Tending away from a central point.

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

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