Definition of Concentrate

1. Noun. The desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore.

Exact synonyms: Dressed Ore
Generic synonyms: Ore

2. Verb. Make denser, stronger, or purer. "Concentrate juice"
Generic synonyms: Change State, Turn
Derivative terms: Concentration, Concentration, Concentration

3. Noun. A concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water.

4. Verb. Direct one's attention on something. "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
Exact synonyms: Center, Centre, Focus, Pore, Rivet
Specialized synonyms: Absorb, Engross, Engulf, Immerse, Plunge, Soak Up, Steep, Recall, Think, Zoom In, Hear, Listen, Take Heed
Generic synonyms: Cerebrate, Cogitate, Think
Related verbs: Rivet
Derivative terms: Center, Centering, Concentration, Concentration, Focus, Focusing, Focussing

5. Noun. A concentrated example of something. "The concentrate of contemporary despair"
Generic synonyms: Epitome, Image, Paradigm, Prototype

6. Verb. Make central. "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"

7. Verb. Make more concise. "Condense the contents of a book into a summary"

8. Verb. Draw together or meet in one common center. "These groups concentrate in the inner cities"
Generic synonyms: Converge
Derivative terms: Concentration, Concentration

9. Verb. Compress or concentrate. "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"
Exact synonyms: Condense, Contract
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Related verbs: Condense
Derivative terms: Concentration, Condensation, Contraction

10. Verb. Be cooked until very little liquid is left. "The sauce should reduce to one cup"
Exact synonyms: Boil Down, Decoct, Reduce
Category relationships: Cookery, Cooking, Preparation
Generic synonyms: Decrease, Diminish, Fall, Lessen
Derivative terms: Concentration, Concentration

11. Verb. Cook until very little liquid is left. "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"
Exact synonyms: Boil Down, Reduce
Category relationships: Cookery, Cooking, Preparation
Generic synonyms: Decrease, Lessen, Minify
Derivative terms: Concentration, Concentration

Definition of Concentrate

1. v. t. 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.

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

Definition of Concentrate

1. [v -TRATED, -TRATING, -TRATES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Concentrate

conceive of
conceiving
concelebrant
concelebrants
concelebrate
concelebrated
concelebrates
concelebrating
concelebration
concelebrations
concent
concenter
concentered
concentering
concenters
concentrate (current term)
concentrated
concentratedly
concentrated fire
concentrated human red blood corpuscle
concentrates
concentrate on
concentrating
concentration
concentration
concentration-effect curve
concentration-response curve
concentrations
concentration camp
concentration camps

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