focalize
Americanverb
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To be able to focalize the mind on the object at hand in a conscious manner leads to concentration.
From The Power of Concentration by Dumont, Theron Q.
We 'll have up a couple of dollars, just to focalize the interest.
From Checkers A Hard-luck Story by Blossom, Henry M.
They lack the burning glass of a purpose, to focalize upon one spot the separate rays of their ability.
From How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune by Marden, Orison Swett
Most men have ability enough, if they could only focalize it into one grand, central, all-absorbing purpose, to accomplish great things.
From How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune by Marden, Orison Swett
Versatile men, universal geniuses, are usually weak, because they have no power to concentrate the rays of their ability, to focalize them upon one point, until they burn a hole in whatever they undertake.
From How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune by Marden, Orison Swett
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