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Center; Centre
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To be placed in a center; to be central.
2. To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest on, or gather about, as a center. Where there is no visible truth wherein to center, error is as wide as men's fancies. Dr. H. More. Our hopes must center in ourselves alone. Dryden.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To place or fix in the center or on a central point. Milton.
2. To collect to a point; to concentrate. Thy joys are centered all in me alome. Prior.
3. To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center.