concentrate

[ kon-suhn-treyt ]

/ ˈkɒn sənˌtreɪt /

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verb (used with object), con·cen·trat·ed, con·cen·trat·ing.

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.

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), con·cen·trat·ed, con·cen·trat·ing.

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.

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.

OPPOSITES FOR concentrate

1 dissipate, disperse.

5 diverge.

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Origin of concentrate

1630–40; concentr(ic) + -ate²; compare French concentrer,Italian concentrare

synonym study for concentrate

1. See contract.

OTHER WORDS FROM concentrate

con·cen·tra·tive

[kon-suhn-trey-tiv, kuhn-sen-truh-], /ˈkɒn sənˌtreɪ tɪv, kənˈsɛn trə-/, adjectivecon·cen·tra·tive·ness, nouncon·cen·tra·tor, nounnon·con·cen·tra·tive, adjective

non·con·cen·tra·tive·ness, nouno·ver·con·cen·trate, verb, o·ver·con·cen·trat·ed, o·ver·con·cen·trat·ing.pre·con·cen·trate, noun, verb, pre·con·cen·trat·ed, pre·con·cen·trat·ing.re·con·cen·trate, verb, re·con·cen·trat·ed, re·con·cen·trat·ing.un·con·cen·tra·tive, adjective

Words nearby concentrate

concelebrant, concelebrate, concelebration, concent, concenter, concentrate, concentrated, concentration, concentration camp, concentration cell, concentration gradient

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How to use concentrate in a sentence

So it recruited a professional to market the frozen orange juice concentrate.
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Scaling up sheep meant keeping more and feeding them in winter on bought in concentrate feeds.
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If you drink from a flute, do so from a tulip-shape one to concentrate the notes, Simonetti-Bryan says.
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He did suffer from ‘Black Dog’ [depression] as he called it and having something to concentrate on was therapeutic for him.
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She struggled to concentrate on crossword puzzles and read books, so she just watched television.
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In times of crisis, President Obama can be counted on to concentrate power in the White House.
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The Guard will concentrate its resources on carrying out this limited mission.
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He was trying hard to concentrate his mind upon the sweet and common things of life.
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I dont know that I care for chess; I can not concentrate my attention as I could a year ago.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater
Hence the alternative has been to concentrate the "less eligibility" on the conditions of the pauper's mental life.
English Poor Law Policy|Sidney Webb
They were evidently desirous only of gaining time by negociation to assemble and concentrate their forces.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
Citizens, by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections.
Key-Notes of American Liberty|Various

British Dictionary definitions for concentrate

concentrate

/ (ˈkɒnsənˌtreɪt) /

verb

to come or cause to come to a single purpose or aimto 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

(intr often foll by on) to bring one's faculties to bear (on); think intensely (about)

noun

a concentrated material or solutiontomato concentrate

Derived forms of concentrate

concentrator, noun

Word Origin for concentrate

C17: back formation from concentration, ultimately from Latin com- same + centrum centre

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Origin of concentrate

synonym study for concentrate

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British Dictionary definitions for concentrate

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