centre

cen·tre (s

n. & v. Chiefly British

Variant of center.

centre or US center

Noun

1. the middle point or part of something

2. a place where a specified activity takes place: a shopping centre

3. a person or thing that is a focus of interest: the centre of a long-running dispute

4. a place of activity or influence: the parliament building was the centre of resistance

5. a political party or group that favours moderation

6. Sport a player who plays in the middle of the field rather than on a wing

Verb

[-tring, -tred] or US [-tering, -tered]

1. to put in the centre of something

2. centre on to have as a centre or main theme: the summit is expected to centre on expanding the role of the UN [Greek kentron needle, sharp point]

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Noun	1.	Centre - a low-lying region in central France France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
	2.	centre - an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm" center, middle, eye, heart area, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" center stage, centre stage - the central area on a theater stage central city, city center, city centre - the central part of a city storm center, storm centre - the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm financial center - the part of a city where financial institutions are centered hub - a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve; "the playground is the hub of parental supervision"; "the airport is the economic hub of the area" inner city - the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city medical center - the part of a city where medical facilities are centered midfield - (sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse) seat - a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised) midstream - the middle of a stream
	3.	centre - a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure midpoint, center bight - the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends) center of curvature, centre of curvature - the center of the circle of curvature bowels - the center of the Earth bull's eye, bull - the center of a target center of gravity, centre of gravity - the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass center of mass, centre of mass - point representing the mean position of the matter in a body core - the center of an object; "the ball has a titanium core" navel point, navel - the center point or middle of something; "the Incas believed that Cuzco was the navel of the universe" nombril - the center point on a shield point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" core - the central part of the Earth nucleus - the positively charged dense center of an atom nucleus - (astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail
	4.	centre - a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers" center place, property - any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House" nerve center, nerve centre - a center that provides information and control; "the nerve center of the diamond industry is in Amsterdam" capital - a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product; "the crime capital of Italy"; "the drug capital of Columbia"
	5.	centre - the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering center confection, sweet - a food rich in sugar chocolate candy - candy made with chocolate
	6.	centre - the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" essence, heart and soul, inwardness, nitty-gritty, pith, substance, gist, kernel, nub, meat, sum, core, center, heart, marrow cognitive content, mental object, content - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned bare bones - (plural) the most basic facts or elements; "he told us only the bare bones of the story" hypostasis - (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality haecceity, quiddity - the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other quintessence - the purest and most concentrated essence of something stuff - a critically important or characteristic component; "suspense is the very stuff of narrative"
	7.	centre - the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party" center of attention, centre of attention, center object - the focus of cognitions or feelings; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection" conversation piece - something interesting that stimulates conversation crosshairs - a center of interest; "the war on terrorism has put Saddam Hussein in the crosshairs" cynosure - something that strongly attracts attention and admiration; "if he was the cynosure of all eyes he didn't notice" eye-catcher - a striking person or thing that attracts attention
	8.	centre - a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere" nerve center, nerve centre, center neural structure - a structure that is part of the nervous system auditory center - the part of the brain (in a fold of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe on both sides of the brain) that receives impulses from the ear by way of the auditory nerve olfactory brain, rhinencephalon - a center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate complex emotional behavior Broca's area, Broca's center, Broca's convolution, Broca's gyrus, convolution of Broca - the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people Wernicke's area, Wernicke's center - the auditory word center; located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people superior colliculus - an essential visual center between the retina and the striate cortex inferior colliculus - an essential auditory center in the midbrain respiratory center - the center in the medulla oblongata and pons that integrates sensory information about the level of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and determines the signals to be sent to the respiratory muscles
	9.	centre - a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research" center building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" burn center - a center where patients with severe burns can be treated call center, call centre - a center equipped to handle a large volume of telephone calls (especially for taking orders or serving customers) civic center, community center - a center where the members of a community can gather for social or cultural activities conference center, conference house - a center where conferences can be conducted control center - the operational center for a group of related activities; "the general in command never left the control center" research center, research facility - a center where research is done service club - a recreational center for servicemen settlement house - a center in an underprivileged area that provides community services student center - a center for student activities at a college or university
Verb	1.	centre - move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered" center move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	2.	centre - direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" focus, pore, rivet, center, concentrate engross, engulf, steep, soak up, immerse, absorb, plunge - devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies" cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" rivet - hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists" recall - cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression; "She was recalled by a loud laugh" think - focus one's attention on a certain state; "Think big"; "think thin" zoom in - examine closely; focus one's attention on; "He zoomed in on the book" take heed, listen, hear - listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"