concentrate

[ kon-suhn-treyt ]

/ ˈkɒn sənˌtreɪt /

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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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synonym study for concentrate

1. See contract.

OTHER WORDS FROM concentrate

con·cen·tra·tive

[kon-suhn-trey-tiv, kuhn-sen-truh-] /ˈkɒn sənˌtreɪ tɪv, kənˈsɛn trə-/, adjective con·cen·tra·tive·ness, noun con·cen·tra·tor, noun non·con·cen·tra·tive, adjective

non·con·cen·tra·tive·ness, noun o·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

Words nearby concentrate

concelebrant, concelebrate, concelebration, concent, concenter, concentrate, concentrated, concentration, concentration camp, concentration cell, concentration gradient

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British Dictionary definitions for concentrate

concentrate

/ (ˈkɒnsənˌtreɪt) /

verb

to come or cause to come to a single purpose or aim to 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 solution tomato concentrate

Derived forms of concentrate

concentrator, noun

Word Origin for concentrate

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

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concentrate

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

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

noun

Origin of concentrate

ANTONYMS FOR concentrate

synonym study for concentrate

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Example sentences from the Web for concentrate

British Dictionary definitions for concentrate

verb

noun

Derived forms of concentrate

Word Origin for concentrate

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

concentrate

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

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

noun

Origin of concentrate

ANTONYMS FOR concentrate

synonym study for concentrate

OTHER WORDS FROM concentrate

Words nearby concentrate

Words related to concentrate

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verb

noun

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