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concentrate

[ kon-suhn-treyt ]

verb (used with object)

concentrated, concentrating.
  1. 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.

    Antonyms: ,

  2. to put or bring into a single place, group, etc.:

    The nation's wealth had been concentrated in a few families.

  3. 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.

  4. Mining. to separate (metal or ore) from rock, sand, etc., so as to improve the quality of the valuable portion.


verb (used without object)

concentrated, concentrating.
  1. 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.

    Antonyms:

  2. to come to or toward a common center; converge; collect:

    The population concentrated in one part of the city.

  3. to become more intense, stronger, or purer.

noun

  1. a concentrated form of something; a product of concentration:

    a juice concentrate.

concentrate

/ ˈɒԲəˌٰɪ /

verb

  1. to come or cause to come to a single purpose or aim

    to concentrate one's hopes on winning

  2. to make or become denser or purer by the removal of certain elements, esp the solvent of a solution
  3. tr to remove rock or sand from (an ore) to make it purer
  4. introften foll byon to bring one's faculties to bear (on); think intensely (about)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a concentrated material or solution

    tomato concentrate

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzԳˌٰٴǰ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dz··ٰ·پ [kon, -s, uh, n-trey-tiv, k, uh, n-, sen, -tr, uh, -], adjective
  • Dzc·ٰt·Ա noun
  • Dzc·ٰtǰ noun
  • ԴDz·Dzc·ٰt adjective
  • non·Dzc·ٰt·Ա noun
  • v·Dzc·ٰٱ verb overconcentrated overconcentrating
  • ·Dzc·ٰٱ noun verb preconcentrated preconcentrating
  • ·Dzc·ٰٱ verb reconcentrated reconcentrating
  • ܲ·Dzc·ٰt adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of concentrate1

First recorded in 1630–40; from French concentr(er) or Italian concentr(are) ( con-, center ) + -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of concentrate1

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