CONCENTRING

Verb

concentring

present participle of concentre

Source: Wiktionary


CONCENTRE

Con*cen"ter, Con*cen"tre, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Concentered or Concentred (; p. pr & vb. n. Concentering or Concentring (.] Etym: [F. concentrer, fr. L. con- + centrum center. See Center, and cf. Concentrate]

Definition: 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.

Con*cen"ter, Con*cen"tre, v. t.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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