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centred, centered, ppl. a.|ˈsɛntəd|
[f. centre v. or n. + -ed.]
1. Placed at the centre or in a central position.
1590Spenser Muiopot. 19 Betwixt the centred earth, and azure skies. 1683Temple Mem. Wks. 1731 I. 403 They were..easie of Access from all Parts; center'd between Spain and Sweden. 1829Tennyson Timbuctoo, A center'd glory-circled memory, Divinest Atalantis.
2. Fixed on a centre as a point of support or equilibrium; furnished with a centre.
1649G. Daniel Trinarch., Rich. II, ccxcvii, Soe may a Cent'red Rocke Bee made a Tennis-ball. 1847Emerson Repr. Men, Plato Wks. (Bohn) I. 309 Plato is so centred, that he can well spare all his dogmas. 1850Tennyson In Mem. lix, My centred passion cannot move, Nor will it lessen from to-day.
3. Brought together to a centre, concentrated.
1805Southey Madoc in Azt. xxii, There to collect their strength, and thence with centered numbers urge the war.
4. Having a centre: also in comb., as in deep-centred, etc.
▸ orig. U.S. Of a person: emotionally well-balanced or serene; at ease with oneself, self-assured.
1974G. Elkin in Every Day gets Little Closer i. 10 After the session I felt centered; less awkward. 1980A. Maupin More Tales of City 8 Her mood was blacker than ever. She simply wasn't centered anymore. 1997B. Rowlands Which? Guide Complementary Med. 98 Sound healers claim that chanting will make you still, centred, alert, empowered and relaxed. 2000Independent (Nexis) 5 Mar. 1 It [sc. yoga] gets you into amazing shape physically, and it's very good for feeling centred, being in touch with your own body. |
