adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of center form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Middlemost; located at the center.
2. 2
   Emotionally stable, calm, serene; having a balanced mind. Canada, US, especially

Adjective

1. 1
   being or placed in the center wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

centralcentredconcentrateddeepearnestfocused

Example

More examples

"The novel is centered on the Civil War."

Related phrases

body-centeredcentered dotchild-centereddead-centeredface-centeredhigh centeredhigh-centeredself-centeredteacher-centered

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