Center and Spread

Center

Center verb - To bring (something) to a central point or under a single control.
Usage example: centered administrative duties under the command of a single person

Spread is an antonym for center.

Spread

Spread verb - To cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people.

Center is an antonym for spread.

Nearby Words: spreading, spreader

Both words in one sentence

  • Flaunting Your Fleets God, he thought, it looks like the center-spread holo-foldout in Jane's Fighting Starships.
  • It can be upgraded to fire a spread of 5 bullets and have the center spreader bullet do double damage.
  • In the center of the book is a two-page spread showing an aerial view of the family's living room.
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