CONCENTRATE

concentrate

(noun) a concentrated example of something; “the concentrate of contemporary despair”

concentrate

(noun) a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water

reduce, boil down, concentrate

(verb) cook until very little liquid is left; “The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time”

concentrate

(verb) make denser, stronger, or purer; “concentrate juice”

digest, condense, concentrate

(verb) make more concise; “condense the contents of a book into a summary”

condense, concentrate, contract

(verb) compress or concentrate; “Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan”

centralize, centralise, concentrate

(verb) make central; “The Russian government centralized the distribution of food”

concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet

(verb) direct one’s attention on something; “Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies”

concentrate

(verb) draw together or meet in one common center; “These groups concentrate in the inner cities”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

concentrate (third-person singular simple present concentrates, present participle concentrating, simple past and past participle concentrated)

(ambitransitive) To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.

To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense.

Antonym: dilute

To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate.

(intransitive) To focus one's thought or attention (on).

Noun

concentrate (plural concentrates)

A substance that is in a condensed form.

Anagrams

• concertante

Source: Wiktionary

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Con*cen"trate ( or ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Concentrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Concentrating.] Etym: [Pref. con- + L. centrum center. Cf. Concenter.]

1. 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.

2. To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense; as, to concentrate acid by evaporation; to concentrate by washing; -- opposed to Ant: dilute. Spirit of vinegar concentrated and reduced to its greatest strength. Arbuthnot.

Syn.

– To combine; to condense; to consolidate.

Con*cen"trate ( or ), v. i.

Definition: To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate; as, population tends to concentrate in cities.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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