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focusing

Main Entry:: ²focus
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: fo·cused also fo·cussed; fo·cus·ing also fo·cus·sing
Date:: 1775

transitive verb1 a: to bring into focus b: to adjust the focus of (as the eye or a lens)2: to cause to be concentrated <focused their attention on the most urgent problems>3: to bring (as light rays) to a focus : concentrateintransitive verb1: to come to a focus : converge2: to adjust one's eye or a camera to a particular range3: to concentrate attention or effort

— fo·cus·able

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\-kə-sə-bəl\ adjective

— fo·cus·er noun

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