CONCENTRATING

Verb

concentrating

present participle of concentrate

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

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