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Meaning of CONCENTER

Pronunciation:  kân'sentur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [v]  bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
 
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 Synonyms: concentre, focalise, focalize, focus
 
 See Also: adjust, align, aline, line up, refocus

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Con*cen"ter\, Concentre \Con*cen"tre\, v. i. [imp. &
    p. p. {Concentered} or {Concentred}; p. pr & vb. n.
    {Concentering}or {Concentring}.] [F. concentrer, fr. L. con-
    + centrum center. See {Center}, and cf. {Concentrate}]
    To come to one point; to meet in, or converge toward, a
    common center; to have a common center.
          God, in whom all perfections concenter.  --Bp.
                                                   Beveridge.
    
  2. \Con*cen"ter\, Concentre \Con*cen"tre\, v. t.
    To draw or direct to a common center; to bring together at a
    focus or point, as two or more lines; to concentrate.
          In thee concentering all their precious beams.
                                                   --Milton.
          All is concentered in a life intense.    --Byren.
    
 

 

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