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concentrate
[ kon-suhn-treyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to bring or draw to a common center or point of union; converge; direct toward one point; focus:
to concentrate one's attention on a problem; to concentrate the rays of the sun with a lens.
Antonyms: ,
- to put or bring into a single place, group, etc.:
The nation's wealth had been concentrated in a few families.
- to intensify; make denser, stronger, or purer, especially by the removal or reduction of liquid:
to concentrate fruit juice; to concentrate a sauce by boiling it down.
- Mining. to separate (metal or ore) from rock, sand, etc., so as to improve the quality of the valuable portion.
verb (used without object)
- to bring all efforts, faculties, activities, etc., to bear on one thing or activity (often followed by on or upon ):
to concentrate on solving a problem.
Antonyms:
- to come to or toward a common center; converge; collect:
The population concentrated in one part of the city.
- to become more intense, stronger, or purer.
noun
- a concentrated form of something; a product of concentration:
a juice concentrate.
concentrate
/ ˈɒԲəˌٰɪ /
verb
- to come or cause to come to a single purpose or aim
to concentrate one's hopes on winning
- to make or become denser or purer by the removal of certain elements, esp the solvent of a solution
- tr to remove rock or sand from (an ore) to make it purer
- introften foll byon to bring one's faculties to bear (on); think intensely (about)
noun
- a concentrated material or solution
tomato concentrate
Derived Forms
- ˈDzԳˌٰٴǰ, noun
Other Word Forms
- Dz··ٰ·پ [kon, -s, uh, n-trey-tiv, k, uh, n-, sen, -tr, uh, -], adjective
- Dzc·ٰt·Ա noun
- Dzc·ٰtǰ noun
- ԴDz·Dzc·ٰt adjective
- non·Dzc·ٰt·Ա noun
- v·Dzc·ٰٱ verb overconcentrated overconcentrating
- ·Dzc·ٰٱ noun verb preconcentrated preconcentrating
- ·Dzc·ٰٱ verb reconcentrated reconcentrating
- ܲ·Dzc·ٰt adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of concentrate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of concentrate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
That it could come in part because of a surge of support in Ontario and Quebec - the eastern provinces where so much of the population is concentrated - only adds to the regional divide.
Reduce your glaze: Simmering the glaze on the stovetop before brushing it on concentrates the flavors and creates a more luscious finish.
The CO2 that emerges into the air is sucked away and then concentrated using charred coconut husks ready to be stored.
They've got Ligue 1 wrapped up already so they can concentrate on the Champions League and they just ooze class and quality.
These include difficulty concentrating, depression, stumbling and clumsiness, involuntary jerking of the limbs and body, mood swings and personality changes, problems swallowing, speaking and breathing.
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