Centralize (verb)

1. To bring together the control or management of (something) into one central authority or place.
2. To make (something) more centralized, or to concentrate power or control in a central authority.

Origin:

Late 18th century, from central + -ize.

Examples:

1. The company decided to centralize its operations to increase efficiency.
2. The government centralized the administration of the country.
3. The hospital decided to centralize all its patient records in one database.
4. The country's government centralized the power to the capital city.
5. The organization decided to centralize its decision-making processes.