concentre
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of concentre
C16: from French concentrer; see concentrate
Example Sentences
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In the ruin of the family, all hopes concentre in him.
From Henrik Ibsen by Gosse, Edmund
It is imagined that they will shortly evacuate and concentre their forces at New York.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII by Sparks, Jared
They all concentre themselves in our soul, like so many heavenly rays, to enlighten and inflame it with the fire of devotion.
From The Faith of Our Fathers by Gibbons, James
As the attributes of the poets of the kosmos concentre in the real body, and in the pleasure of things, they possess the superiority of genuineness over all fiction and romance.
From Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy by Whitman, Walt
Whenever we concentre the mind on one sole object, that object and life itself must go together.
From The Map of Life Conduct and Character by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole
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