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

Labour's vote is more geographically concentrated which means it is better able than Reform to turn votes into constituency seats.

From BBC

Fires have been concentrated in forested areas of northern Portugal and in Spain's north-western regions of Galicia, Asturias and Castile and León.

From BBC

Cases were concentrated in close-knit Mennonite communities where people relied on home remedies before seeking medical care.

From Salon

Critics have noted that the troops and agents have been concentrated in low-crime tourist areas, mostly ignoring high-crime neighborhoods where they could actually help.

From Salon

For now, though, Matías says she is concentrated on helping her family adjust to a new way of life — albeit, she hopes, a transitory one, until they get back on the road to California.

From Los Angeles Times

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