concentre

American

[kon-sen-ter, kuhn-] / kɒnˈsɛn tər, kən- /

verb (used with or without object)

Chiefly British.

concentred, concentring

concenter.

concentre British

/ kɒnˈsɛntə /

verb

to converge or cause to converge on a common centre; concentrate

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Etymology

Origin of concentre

C16: from French concentrer; see _concentrate

Example Sentences

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When I walk on the banks of the Mole, Or recline 'neath our favourite tree, As the needle is true to the pole, So my thoughts still concentre in thee.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 363, March 28, 1829 by Various

In the ruin of the family, all hopes concentre in him.

From Henrik Ibsen by Gosse, Edmund

Frail though and spent, and an-hungered for restfulness Once more responds he, dead fervours to energize, Aims to concentre, slack efforts to bind.

From The Dynasts by Hardy, Thomas

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