concentrated

[kon-suhn-trey-tid]

adjective

1. applied with all one's attention, energy, etc..

   their concentrated efforts to win the election.

2. clustered or gathered together closely.

3. treated to remove or reduce an inessential ingredient, especially liquid.

   concentrated orange juice.

Other Word Forms

• nonconcentrated adjective
• superconcentrated adjective
• unconcentrated adjective
• unconcentratedly adverb
• well-concentrated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of concentrated¹

First recorded in 1680–90; concentrate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

OTTAWA—The Bank of Canada’s No. 2 official endorsed a competition shakeup in the highly concentrated financial-services industry, saying the country’s banking sector is an oligopoly and changes could help lift Canada’s prolonged productivity slump.

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More than a third of their portfolios are concentrated in just six cities: Atlanta, Dallas, Phoenix, Houston, Tampa, Fla., and Charlotte, N.C.,

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In Pittsburgh, blacks were concentrated in the Hill District, where many were homeowners.

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Though these worker visas fill only a tiny portion of the U.S. workforce, they include high-value jobs concentrated among some of the biggest technology companies in some of the wealthiest coastal states.

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Guest visits to Cracker Barrel declined after the company changed its logo away from the traditional insignia last month, with the drops concentrated in the Southeast.

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