'Concentrating' definitions:

Definition of 'Concentrating'

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  • 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]