take center stage

:  to get into one's hands or into one's possession, power, or control: such as

:  to seize or capture physically

:  to get possession of (fish or game) by killing or capturing

:  a distinct or personal point of view, outlook, or assessment

:  a distinct treatment or variation

:  an act or the action of taking: such as

:  the point around which a circle or sphere is described

:  a point that is related to a geometrical figure in such a way that for any point on the figure there is another point on the figure such that a straight line joining the two points is bisected by the original point —called also center of symmetry

:  the center of the circle inscribed in a regular (see ¹regular 2b) polygon

:  to place or fix at or around a center or central area

:  to give a central focus or basis

:  to adjust (things, such as lenses) so that the axes coincide

:  one of a series of positions or stations one above the other :  step

:  the height of the surface of a river above an arbitrary zero point

:  a raised platform

:  to produce (something, such as a play) on a stage

:  to produce or cause to happen for public view or public effect

:  to determine the phase or severity of (a disease) based on a classification of established symptomatic criteria

:  intended to represent a type or stereotype