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Definition of Concentrate
1. Noun. The desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore.
2. Verb. Make denser, stronger, or purer. "Concentrate juice"
3. Noun. A concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water.
Generic synonyms: Food Product, Foodstuff
Specialized synonyms: Tomato Concentrate, Evaporated Milk, Frozen Orange Juice, Orange-juice Concentrate
Specialized synonyms: Tomato Concentrate, Evaporated Milk, Frozen Orange Juice, Orange-juice Concentrate
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
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"
6. Verb. Make central. "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"
Exact synonyms: Centralise, Centralize
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Derivative terms: Centralisation, Centralisation, Centralization, Centralization
Antonyms: Decentralise, Decentralize, Deconcentrate
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Derivative terms: Centralisation, Centralisation, Centralization, Centralization
Antonyms: Decentralise, Decentralize, Deconcentrate
7. Verb. Make more concise. "Condense the contents of a book into a summary"
Exact synonyms: Condense, Digest
Generic synonyms: Abbreviate, Abridge, Contract, Cut, Foreshorten, Reduce, Shorten
Specialized synonyms: Capsule, Capsulise, Capsulize, Encapsulate, Telescope
Derivative terms: Concentration, Condensation, Condenser, Digest, Digest
Generic synonyms: Abbreviate, Abridge, Contract, Cut, Foreshorten, Reduce, Shorten
Specialized synonyms: Capsule, Capsulise, Capsulize, Encapsulate, Telescope
Derivative terms: Concentration, Condensation, Condenser, Digest, Digest
8. Verb. Draw together or meet in one common center. "These groups concentrate in the inner cities"
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
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
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
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
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