'Concentrate' definitions:
Definition of 'concentrate'
(from WordNet)
noun
The desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore [syn: dressed ore, concentrate]
noun
A concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water
noun
A concentrated example of something; "the concentrate of contemporary despair"
verb
Make denser, stronger, or purer; "concentrate juice"
verb
Direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" [syn: concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet]
verb
Make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food" [syn: centralize, centralise, concentrate] [ant: decentralise, decentralize, deconcentrate]
verb
Make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary" [syn: digest, condense, concentrate]
verb
Draw together or meet in one common center; "These groups concentrate in the inner cities"
verb
Compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan" [syn: condense, concentrate, contract]
verb
Be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup" [syn: boil down, reduce, decoct, concentrate]
verb
Definition of 'Concentrate'
From: GCIDE
- Concentrate \Con*cen"trate\ (? or ?), v. i. To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate; as, population tends to concentrate in cities. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Concentrate'
From: GCIDE
- Concentrate \Con*cen"trate\ (? or ?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Concentrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Concentrating.] [Pref. con- + L. centrum center. Cf. Concenter.]
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- (He) concentrated whole force at his own camp. --Motley. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense; as, to concentrate acid by evaporation; to concentrate by washing; -- opposed to dilute. [1913 Webster]
- Spirit of vinegar concentrated and reduced to its greatest strength. --Arbuthnot.
- Syn: To combine; to condense; to consolidate. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'concentrate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abbreviate,
- accelerate,
- aggravate,
- approach,
- assemble,
- attend closely to,
- attend to business,
- be alert,
- be obsessed with,
- beef up,
- blow up,
- bring into focus,
- bring together,
- center,
- centralize,
- circumscribe,
- close,
- close in,
- close up,
- close with,
- cluster,
- coarct,
- collect,
- come together,
- compact,
- complicate,
- compress,
- concenter,
- concentralize,
- concentrate on,
- concentrate the mind,
- concentrate upon,
- concentrated,
- concentration,
- condense,
- congest,
- congregate,
- consolidate,
- constant,
- constrict,
- constringe,
- contract,
- converge,
- cram,
- cramp,
- crowd,
- curtail,
- decoct,
- decoction,
- decrease,
- deepen,
- densen,
- densify,
- direct,
- distill,
- distillate,
- distillation,
- double,
- draw,
- draw in,
- draw together,
- elixir,
- enhance,
- essence,
- essentialize,
- establish,
- exacerbate,
- exaggerate,
- exclusive,
- express,
- extract,
- extraction,
- fall in with,
- firm,
- fix,
- fix on,
- fixate,
- fixed,
- focalize,
- focus,
- focus on,
- funnel,
- gather,
- give heed,
- group,
- heap,
- heat up,
- heighten,
- hop up,
- hot up,
- infuse,
- infusion,
- integrate,
- intensify,
- intersect,
- jam,
- jazz up,
- key up,
- knit,
- look lively,
- look out,
- look sharp,
- magnify,
- make complex,
- mass,
- meet,
- melt down,
- miss nothing,
- narrow,
- narrow the gap,
- nip,
- pay attention,
- pay heed,
- pile,
- pinch,
- press,
- press out,
- pucker,
- pucker up,
- purification,
- purse,
- put,
- quintessence,
- ram down,
- ramify,
- redouble,
- reduce,
- refine,
- refinement,
- reinforce,
- render,
- rivet,
- run together,
- scrutinize,
- set,
- settle,
- sharpen,
- shorten,
- shrink,
- soak,
- solidify,
- soup up,
- spirit,
- squeeze,
- steadfast,
- steady,
- steep,
- step up,
- strangle,
- strangulate,
- strengthen,
- study,
- take care,
- take heed,
- taper,
- think,
- triple,
- undistracted,
- undivided,
- unfaltering,
- unite,
- unremitting,
- unwavering,
- watch out,
- whet,
- wring,
- wring out,
- wrinkle
Words containing 'Concentrate'
- Concentrated,
- Concentrating,
- Concentration,
- Concentrative,
- Concentrativeness,
- Concentrator,
- Concentre,
- Concentred,
- Concentric,
- Concentrical,
- Concentrically,
- Concentricity,
- Concentring,
- concentrate on,
- concentrated fire,
- concentration camp,
- concentration gradient,
- molal concentration,
- molar concentration,
- tomato concentrate,
- hydrogen ion concentration,
- orange-juice concentrate