Concentrate

['kɒns(ə)ntreɪt] or ['kɑnsn'tret]

Definition

(noun.) a concentrated example of something; 'the concentrate of contemporary despair'.

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

(verb.) make denser, stronger, or purer; 'concentrate juice'.

(verb.) direct one's attention on something; 'Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies'.

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

Inputed by Kirsten--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) 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.

(v. t.) 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 dilute.

(v. i.) To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate; as, population tends to concentrate in cities.

Typed by Ewing

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Condense, bring into a small compass, bring toward a central point.[2]. Boil down, reduce by evaporation.

Editor: Mervin

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:assemble, converge, muster, congregate, convene, draw, conglomerate, condense,localize, centralize

ANT:Disperse, scatter, dismiss, decentralize

Checked by Antoine

Definition

v.t. to bring towards a common centre: to bring into a closer union: to condense to render more intense the properties of.—adj. Concen′trated (also Con′-).—n. Concentrā′tion act of concentrating: condensation: the keeping of the mind fixed on something.—adj. Concen′trative tending to concentrate.—n. Concen′trativeness.

Inputed by Evelyn

Examples

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