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accentrare

to centralise

verb aht-chen-TRAH-reh Rare
People & Society Government

Also means

to concentrate (power)

Usage Note

Accentrare means to draw everything toward a single centre, whether power, decision-making, or physical objects. Accentrare il potere (to centralise power) is the most common political collocation. The reflexive accentrarsi means to concentrate or converge in one place. The noun form is accentramento.

Examples

"Il regime tende ad accentrare il potere."

Natural Translation

The regime tends to centralise power.

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