center on vs bear on

center on and bear on both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
center on	No	No	Yes	No
bear on	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, bear on is a hypernym of center on; that is, bear on is a word with a broader meaning than center on:

Other hypernyms of center on include come to, concern, have to do with, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on.

center on (verb)	bear on (verb)
center upon	have an effect upon
have as a center	press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
	be relevant to
	keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last