centralizedadj.

Brit.

/ˈsɛntrəlʌɪzd/,

/ˈsɛntrl̩ʌɪzd/, U.S.

/ˈsɛntrəˌlaɪzd/

Forms: see centralize v. and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: centralize v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < centralize v. + -ed suffix¹.In sense 3 after central adj. 7; compare later centralization n. 2.

1. Concentrated or brought together at a centre; relating to or controlled from a centre; esp. (frequently with reference to government and administration) that has undergone centralization; characterized by centralization. Cf. centralization n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > centralized or regionalized systems > [adjective] > centralized or centralizing

central1777

centralized1799

centralist1827

centralizing1832

unitarist1862

1799 Morning Post & Gazetteer 17 Dec. The Public Administration shall be more centralized and less expensive.

1833 D. Urquhart Turkey & its Resources App. 325 The extensive, cumbersome, and ill-adjusted machinery of centralized [tax] collection.

1858 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 6 238 As the treasures of Art accumulate..they should not be allowed to form an overgrown wearisome centralized collection, located only in one spot of the metropolis.

1875 H. J. S. Maine Lect. Early Hist. Inst. i. 11 The formation of strong centralised governments concentrating in themselves the public force of the community.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. vi. 112 The beginning of a centralized nervous system, very different from the nerve-network of a sea-anemone.

1965 Britannia Bk. of Year (U.S.) 869/1 Education park. A large centralized campus housing schools at all educational levels.

1993 Time 26 July 19/2 She began discussing the single-payer health care system..—the more fully centralized approach favored by many liberals.

2011 T. Yamagishi War & Health Insurance in Japan & U.S. 4 The Japanese political structure is more centralized than the American one.

2. In a physical or spatial sense: positioned centrally; that is or has been made central in terms of location or form.

ΚΠ

1857 Canada Directory 1857–8 761 Thanks to her [sc. Toronto's] steady energy and enterprise, no less than to her centralized position, she is already reaping the first-fruits of her new connections in an extending trade.

1891 Iron Age 5 Nov. 813/1 Among the advantages possessed by this form [of screw] over the old style, may be noticed the centralized point, which allows it to be started evenly and easily.

1936 Ann. Assoc. Amer. Geographers 26 149 Centralized locations also afford better opportunities to serve markets outside the local basin.

1978 N. Pevsner & E. Williamson Derbyshire (rev. ed.) Introd. 36 The centralized hall, high basement, and projecting corner towers amongst other things the house shares with Wollaton.

2011 RES 59 312/1 A centralized doorway situated within an open piazza.

3. Phonetics. Of a vowel: that has become more central (see central adj. 7); produced with the tongue in a more central position than the corresponding cardinal vowel.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > vowel > [adjective] > types of

openeOE

sharp?1533

simple1582

small1599

soft1625

obscurea1637

round1710

slender1755

close1760

wide1824

lowered1836

narrow1844

labialized1856

orinasal1856

central1857

reduced1861

free1864

high1867

low1867

mid1867

mixed1867

rounded1867

unrounded1871

raised1876

unreduced1894

obscured1897

spread1902

lax1909

slack1909

tense1909

centralized1926

flat1934

r-coloured1935

checked1943

1926 Bull. School Oriental Stud. 4 142 An abnormally large number of centralized vowels, whose quality is somewhat obscure and difficult to register.

1937 Amer. Speech 12 24 The centralized modern vowel [ɝ] or [ɜ] was apparently coming into use in the Guildford community at about this time.

1965 W. S. Allen Vox Latina ii. 57 The sound in question must..have been a more centralized, i.e. fronted, variety of u than the inherited short u.

2003 Lang. in Soc. 32 454 Forty years ago, Labov asked why the centralized /ay/ diphthong had been left after the Great Vowel Shift.

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

单词	centralized
释义	centralizedadj. Brit. /ˈsɛntrəlʌɪzd/, /ˈsɛntrl̩ʌɪzd/, U.S. /ˈsɛntrəˌlaɪzd/ Forms: see centralize v. and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: centralize v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < centralize v. + -ed suffix¹.In sense 3 after central adj. 7; compare later centralization n. 2. 1. Concentrated or brought together at a centre; relating to or controlled from a centre; esp. (frequently with reference to government and administration) that has undergone centralization; characterized by centralization. Cf. centralization n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > centralized or regionalized systems > [adjective] > centralized or centralizing central1777 centralized1799 centralist1827 centralizing1832 unitarist1862 1799 Morning Post & Gazetteer 17 Dec. The Public Administration shall be more centralized and less expensive. 1833 D. Urquhart Turkey & its Resources App. 325 The extensive, cumbersome, and ill-adjusted machinery of centralized [tax] collection. 1858 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 6 238 As the treasures of Art accumulate..they should not be allowed to form an overgrown wearisome centralized collection, located only in one spot of the metropolis. 1875 H. J. S. Maine Lect. Early Hist. Inst. i. 11 The formation of strong centralised governments concentrating in themselves the public force of the community. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. vi. 112 The beginning of a centralized nervous system, very different from the nerve-network of a sea-anemone. 1965 Britannia Bk. of Year (U.S.) 869/1 Education park. A large centralized campus housing schools at all educational levels. 1993 Time 26 July 19/2 She began discussing the single-payer health care system..—the more fully centralized approach favored by many liberals. 2011 T. Yamagishi War & Health Insurance in Japan & U.S. 4 The Japanese political structure is more centralized than the American one. 2. In a physical or spatial sense: positioned centrally; that is or has been made central in terms of location or form. ΚΠ 1857 Canada Directory 1857–8 761 Thanks to her [sc. Toronto's] steady energy and enterprise, no less than to her centralized position, she is already reaping the first-fruits of her new connections in an extending trade. 1891 Iron Age 5 Nov. 813/1 Among the advantages possessed by this form [of screw] over the old style, may be noticed the centralized point, which allows it to be started evenly and easily. 1936 Ann. Assoc. Amer. Geographers 26 149 Centralized locations also afford better opportunities to serve markets outside the local basin. 1978 N. Pevsner & E. Williamson Derbyshire (rev. ed.) Introd. 36 The centralized hall, high basement, and projecting corner towers amongst other things the house shares with Wollaton. 2011 RES 59 312/1 A centralized doorway situated within an open piazza. 3. Phonetics. Of a vowel: that has become more central (see central adj. 7); produced with the tongue in a more central position than the corresponding cardinal vowel. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > vowel > [adjective] > types of openeOE sharp?1533 simple1582 small1599 soft1625 obscurea1637 round1710 slender1755 close1760 wide1824 lowered1836 narrow1844 labialized1856 orinasal1856 central1857 reduced1861 free1864 high1867 low1867 mid1867 mixed1867 rounded1867 unrounded1871 raised1876 unreduced1894 obscured1897 spread1902 lax1909 slack1909 tense1909 centralized1926 flat1934 r-coloured1935 checked1943 1926 Bull. School Oriental Stud. 4 142 An abnormally large number of centralized vowels, whose quality is somewhat obscure and difficult to register. 1937 Amer. Speech 12 24 The centralized modern vowel [ɝ] or [ɜ] was apparently coming into use in the Guildford community at about this time. 1965 W. S. Allen Vox Latina ii. 57 The sound in question must..have been a more centralized, i.e. fronted, variety of u than the inherited short u. 2003 Lang. in Soc. 32 454 Forty years ago, Labov asked why the centralized /ay/ diphthong had been left after the Great Vowel Shift. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1799
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