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To come to one point; to meet in, or converge toward, a common center; to have a common center. God, in whom all perfections concenter. Bp. Beveridge.

To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force; to fix; as, to concentrate rays of light into a focus; to concentrate the attention. (He) concentrated whole force at his own camp. Motley.

e place or point of meeting or junction of two bodies. [Obs.] The drop will begin to move toward the concourse of the glasses. Sir I. Newton.

To meet in the same point; to combine or conjoin; to contribute or help toward a common object or effect. When outward causes concur. Jer. Colier.

g; voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in intercourse with an inferior; courtesy toward inferiors. It forbids pride . . . and commands humility, modesty, and condescension to others. Tillotson. Such a dignity and condescension . . . as are suitable to a superior nature. Addison.

reference to a favorable or desirable result; to contribute; -- usually followed by to or toward. He was sensible how much such a union would conduce to the happiness of both. Macaulay. The reasons you allege do more conduce To the hot passion of distemper'd blood. Shak.

To grant as a possession; to bestow. The public marks of honor and reward Conferred upon me. Milton.

One who bestows; a giver.

ed or strengthened for the fulfillment of their Christian duties, by the grace therein bestowed upon them. Hook.

That, in an imperfectly good persons, which renders it suitable for God to bestow on him gifts of grace.

The collective body of constables in any town, district, or country.

Constituted authorities, the officers of government, collectively, as of a nation, city, town, etc. Bartlett.

of, or to defend. You sit above, and see vain men below Contend for what you only can bestow. Dryden.

The space between the bilges of two casks stowed side by side.

An unexpected and untoward accident; something inopportune or embarassing; a hitch. In this unhappy contretemps. De Quincey.

An irregular and arbitrary imposition or tax leved on the people of a town or country. These sums, . . . and the forced contributions paid by luckless peasants, enabled him to keep his straggling troops together. Motley.

One who contributes, or is liable to be called upon to contribute, as toward the discharge of a common indebtedness. Abbott.

ing rays(Opt.), rays of light, which, proceeding from different points of an object, tend toward a single point. -- Converging series (Math.), a series in which if an indefinitely great number of terms be taken, their sum will become indefinitely near in value to a fixed quantity, which is called the sum of the series…

A cord or ribbon bestowed or borne as a badge of honor; a broad ribbon, usually worn after the manner of a baldric, constituting a mark of a very high grade in an honorary order. Cf. Grand cordon.

To bestow horns upon; to make a cuckold of; to cuckold. [Obs.] Burton.