center

1 to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control <centered administrative duties under the command of a single person> Synonyms centralize, compact, concenter, concentrate, consolidate, polarize, unify, uniteRelated Words coordinate, harmonize, integrate, orchestrate; blend, coalesce, combine, fuse, incorporate, merge, reduce; conjoin, join, link; assemble, collect, colligate, gather; reunify, reuniteNear Antonyms segregate, separateAntonyms decentralize, deconcentrate, spread (out)

2 to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective <the students centered their attention on final exams> Synonyms concentrate, fasten, focus, rivet, trainRelated Words aim, direct, home (in on), hone in (on), level, nail, point, set, zero (in on); attend, heed, mind; fixate (on), obsess (over); refocus