concenter

 [kon-sen-ter, kuhn-]  

con·cen·ter

   [kon-sen-ter, kuhn-]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
to bring or converge to a common center; concentrate.
Also, especially British, concentre.

Origin:
1585–95; < Middle French concentrer, equivalent to con- con- + centrer to center
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concentre or (US) concenter (kɒnˈsɛntə)
 
—vb
to converge or cause to converge on a common centre; concentrate
 
[C16: from French concentrer; see concentrate]
 
concenter or (US) concenter
 
—vb
 
[C16: from French concentrer; see concentrate]

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