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concentrate

con·cent·rate

UK/ˈkɒn.sən.tɹeɪt/ US/ˈkɑn.sən.tɹeɪt/ common
verb (8) noun (3)

verb

1.

make (the solvent of a solution) dense or denser

2.

direct one''s attention on something

  • “Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies”
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3.

make central

  • “The Russian government centralized the distribution of food”
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4.

make more concise

  • “condense the contents of a book into a summary”
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5.

draw together or meet in one common center

  • “These groups concentrate in the inner cities”
6.

compress or concentrate

  • “Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan”
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7.

be cooked until very little liquid is left

  • “The sauce should reduce to one cup”
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8.

cook until very little liquid is left

  • “The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time”
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noun

1.

the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore

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2.

a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water

3.

a concentrated example

  • “the concentrate of contemporary despair”

Origin

(early 17th century) From a Romance language, see French concentrer, Italian concentràre, Spanish concentrar; alternatively from Medieval Latin/New Latin concentrō + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare also earlier concentre and German konzentrieren. By surface analysis, con- + center (centr- in compounds) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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