Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\ v. i. [imp. & p. p.
   {Centered} or {Centred} (s[e^]n"t[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Centering} or {Centring}.]
   1. To be placed in a center; to be central.
      
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   2. To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest
      on, or gather about, as a center.
      
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            Where there is no visible truth wherein to center,
            error is as wide as men's fancies.    --Dr. H. More.
      
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            Our hopes must center in ourselves alone. --Dryden.
      
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 Center

Centering \Cen"ter*ing\, n. (Arch.)
   Same as {Center}, n., 6. [Written also {centring}.]
   
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 Centerpiece