[] to control the different parts of sth or operate sth from one particular place; to give control of sth to one group of people （使）集中；（使）集权◆Most banks have centralized their telephone services. 大部分银行将电话服务集中管理。◆His first move was to centralize training. 他的第一步就是将培训进行集中管理。OPPdecentralize