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Noun focusing has 2 senses
- focus, focusing, focussing, direction, centering - the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"
--1 is a kind of concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion
--1 has particulars: particularism
- focalization, focalisation, focusing - the act of bringing into focus
--2 is a kind of intensification
--2 has particulars: refocusing
Verb focus has 5 senses
- concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet - direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
--1 is one way to think, cogitate, cerebrate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s on something
- focus - cause to converge on or toward a central point; "Focus the light on this image"
--2 is one way to sharpen
Antonyms: blur
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- concenter, concentre, focalize, focalise, focus - bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
--3 is one way to align, aline, line up, adjust
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- focus, focalize, focalise - become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused"
--4 is one way to adjust, conform, adapt
Antonyms: blur, dim, slur
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen - put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"
--5 is one way to adjust, set, correct
Antonyms: blur, blear
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
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