Ventralize vs Centralize - What's the difference?
ventralize | centralize |
(anatomy, embryology) To concentrate in the ventral area
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To move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate
To move power to a single, central authority
As verbs the difference between ventralize and centralize
is that ventralize is (anatomy|embryology) to concentrate in the ventral area while centralize is to move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate.ventralize
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*ventraliseVerb
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