concentrate

Speech parts

1. concentrate - Noun

2. concentrate - Verb

Meaning

To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force; to fix; as, to concentrate rays of light into a focus; to concentrate the attention.

To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense; as, to concentrate acid by evaporation; to concentrate by washing; -- opposed to dilute.

To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate; as, population tends to concentrate in cities.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rivet center centre reduce focus contract digest pore condense centralize boil down decoct centralise mass direct

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Antonyms

deconcentrate miss ford daydream water cut

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Hypernyms

change image turn cut fall epitome

Hyponyms

think hear absorb recall telescope listen

Phrases with the word

milk concentrate mist concentrate sprayer I concentrate concentrate on hearing concentrate-diluent globular concentrate

Derivatives

concentrated concentrating

Anagrams

concertante

Examples

The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time Source: Internet

The sauce should reduce to one cup Source: Internet

Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies Source: Internet

The Russian government centralized the distribution of food Source: Internet

the concentrate of contemporary despair Source: Internet

concentrate juice Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Concelman concent concenter concentrate on concentrate on hearing concentrate sprayer