concentrated

[ kon-suh n-trey-tid ]

/ ˈkɒn sənˌtreɪ tɪd /

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adjective

applied with all one's attention, energy, etc.: their concentrated efforts to win the election.

clustered or gathered together closely.

treated to remove or reduce an inessential ingredient, especially liquid: concentrated orange juice.

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Origin of concentrated

First recorded in 1680–90; concentrate + -ed²

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non·con·cen·trat·ed, adjectivesu·per·con·cen·trat·ed, adjectiveun·con·cen·trat·ed, adjectiveun·con·cen·trat·ed·ly, adverb

well-con·cen·trat·ed, adjective

concentrate

[ kon-suhn-treyt ]

/ ˈkɒn sənˌtreɪt /

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.

Origin of concentrate

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

ANTONYMS FOR concentrate

1. dissipate, disperse. 5. diverge.

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Related forms

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

Synonym study

1. See contract.

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The largest gun-rights expansion efforts were concentrated in the South, while the coasts passed stronger gun control laws.
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This was no little tragedy: the two sticks of condensed and concentrated protein might have kept Ben alive for a few days more.
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After amazement came indignation at such frightful abuse of concentrated wealth.
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But on January 12, Cesare's cannon having been concentrated upon one point, a breach was opened at last.
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Mix a bit of the powder with a small quantity of dry resorcin and add a few drops of concentrated sulfuric acid.
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British Dictionary definitions for concentrated

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 Formsconcentrator, noun

Word Origin for concentrate

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

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Word Origin and History for concentrated

concentrate

1630s, "to bring or come to a common center," from concenter (1590s), from Italian concentrare, from Latin com- "together" (see com-) + centrum "center" (see center). Meaning "condense" is from 1680s. Sense of "mentally focus" is c.1860. Related: Concentrated; concentrating.

concentrate

1883, from concentrate (v.).

concentrated

adjective

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

verb (used without object), con·cen·trat·ed, con·cen·trat·ing.

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