CONCENTRATES
Noun
concentrates
plural of concentrate
Verb
concentrates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of concentrate
Anagrams
• concertantes
Source: Wiktionary
CONCENTRATE
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