center

1 a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest a stretch of coastline that has long been the area's center of tourism Synonyms axis, base, capital, central, core, cynosure, epicenter, eye, focus, ground zero, heart, hub, locus, mecca, navel, nerve center, nexus, nucleus, omphalos, seat Related Words headquarters; happy hunting ground, hive, hotbed, hot spot, playground, playland; kernel, nub, pith; deep, thick; essence, quintessence, soul; attraction, lodestone (also loadstone), magnet, polestar Phrases where it's at

2 an area or point that is an equal distance from all points along an edge or outer surface the center of the earth Synonyms core, middle, midpoint, midst Related Words inside, interior Antonyms perimeter, periphery

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