1. Being or placed in the center
   "That vase in the picture is not centered";
   - centred [Brit, Cdn]

1. Center upon
   "Her entire attention centered on her children";
   - focus on, center on [US], revolve around, revolve about, concentrate on, centre [Brit, Cdn], centre on [Brit, Cdn]
    
2. Hold attention and exert mental effort on something
   "She centered her thoughts on solving the problem";
   - concentrate, focus, centre [Brit, Cdn], pore, rivet, pore over
    
3. Move into the center
   "That vase in the picture is not centered";
   - centre [Brit, Cdn]

See also: central

Type of: bear on, cerebrate, cogitate, concern, displace, have to do with, move, pertain, refer, relate, think, touch, touch on

Encyclopedia: Centered