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