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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONCENTER, v.i. [Gr., a goad, a sharp point, a center; to prick or goad. The primary sense is a point.] To come to a point, or to meet in a common center; used of converging lines, or other things that meet in a point.
All these are like so many lines drawn from several objets, that in some way relate to him, and concenter in him.
CONCENTER, v.t. To draw, or direct to a common center; to bring to a point; as two or more lines or other things.
The having a part less to animate, will serve to concenter the spirits, and make them more active in the rest.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions [syn: concenter, concentre, focalize, focalise, focus]

Merriam Webster's

verb Etymology: French concentrer, from com- + centre center Date: 1598 transitive verb to draw or direct to a common center ; concentrate intransitive verb to come to a common center

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Concenter Con*cen"ter, Concentre Con*cen"tre, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Concentered or Concentred; p. pr & vb. n. Concenteringor Concentring.] [F. concentrer, fr. L. con- + centrum center. See Center, and cf. Concentrate] To come to one point; to meet in, or converge toward, a common center; to have a common center. God, in whom all perfections concenter. --Bp. Beveridge.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Concenter Con*cen"ter, Concentre Con*cen"tre, v. t. To draw or direct to a common center; to bring together at a focus or point, as two or more lines; to concentrate. In thee concentering all their precious beams. --Milton. All is concentered in a life intense. --Byren.