different between collective vs centralize

English

Etymology

From Middle French collectif, from Latin coll?ct?vus, from coll?ctus, past participle of collig? (“I collect”), from com- (“together”) + leg? (“I gather”). Compare French collectif. Doublet of colectivo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??l?kt?v/
• Hyphenation, US: col?lec?tive; UK: col?lect?ive
• Rhymes: -?kt?v

Adjective

collective (not comparable)

1. formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated

2. tending to collect; forming a collection
3. having plurality of origin or authority
4. (grammar) expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form
5. (obsolete) deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring.
   • 1643, Thomas Browne, Religio Medici

     critical and collective reason

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Noun

collective (plural collectives)

1. a farm owned by a collection of people
2. (especially in communist countries) one of more farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community
3. (grammar) a collective noun or name
4. (by extension) a group dedicated to a particular cause or interest
   • 2005, Zoya Kocur, Simon Leung, Theory in contemporary art since 1985 (page 76)

     There are, however, a number of contemporary artists and art collectives that have defined their practice precisely around the facilitation of dialogue among diverse communities.

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See also

• collective fruit (Botany), that which is formed from a mass of flowers, as the mulberry, pineapple, and the like; -- called also multiple fruit.

References

• collective in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• collective in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• collective at OneLook Dictionary Search

Further reading

• "collective" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 69.

French

Adjective

collective

1. feminine singular of collectif

Latin

Adjective

coll?ct?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of coll?ct?vus

English

Alternative forms

• centralise

Etymology

central +? -ize

Verb

centralize (third-person singular simple present centralizes, present participle centralizing, simple past and past participle centralized)

1. To move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate
2. To move power to a single, central authority

Derived terms

• centralization
• decentralize
• recentralize

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Portuguese

Verb

centralize

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of centralizar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of centralizar
3. third-person singular imperative of centralizar