centre

Definitions

1. 1.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.
2. 2.To place or fix in the center or on a central point. Milton.
3. 3.To collect to a point; to concentrate. Thy joys are centered all in me alome. Prior.
4. 4.(Mech.) To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center.
5. 5.See Center.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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