Recentralized

Part of speech: adjective, verb

Definitions

1. Brought back under the control of a central authority or organization after a period of decentralization
2. Restored to a centralized system of management or governance from a distributed or fragmented state
3. Concentrated power or decision-making back into a central body or point of control after it had been dispersed

Etymology: Ancient Greek "kentron" meant a sharp point, such as a goad for oxen or the point of a stake, and it came from a verb meaning "to prick." The idea of a centre as a point came later, probably from the point of a compass pin around which a circle is drawn. Latin took the word as "centrum," which gave English "central," and that adjective is the base of the verb. "Centralize" adds the suffix "-ize," from Greek "-izein," which turns nouns and adjectives into verbs meaning "to make or treat in a certain way." "Recentralize" puts the Latin prefix "re-," meaning "again" or "back," in front of it. So the word describes bringing power or control back to a central point after it had been spread out, often in government or organisations.

Synonyms: concentrated, reorganized, regrouped

Antonyms: decentralized, dispersed, scattered