concentrate
Other forms: concentrated; concentrating; concentrates
Concentrate means to make something stronger, denser, or more focused. If you concentrate your energy, for example, you become more powerful! Concentrate your efforts at digging, and you'll plant that shrub a lot faster.
You may have seen the words "frozen concentrate" used to describe orange juice. That can of frozen orange goo is the juice in its purest, most condensed form — the concentrate — and it's much stronger and sweeter than the juice you'd drink. Another meaning of the verb concentrate refers to your mental focus. You might need to concentrate on what you're reading in order to understand it. When you concentrate, you strengthen your focus to shut out distractions.
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make denser, stronger, or purer“concentrate juice”
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change state, turn
undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
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change state, turn
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compress or concentrate
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cook until very little liquid is left
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be cooked until very little liquid is left
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a concentrated example of something
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a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water
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tomato concentrate
a concentrated form of tomatoes
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evaporated milk
milk concentrated by evaporation
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frozen orange juice, orange-juice concentrate
orange juice that has been concentrated and frozen
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food product, foodstuff
a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
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tomato concentrate
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the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore
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synonyms:
dressed ore
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ore
a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
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ore
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make central
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synonyms:
centralise, centralize
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Antonyms:
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decentralise, decentralize, deconcentrate
make less central
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decentralise, decentralize, deconcentrate
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draw together or meet in one common center“These groups concentrate in the inner cities”
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converge
move or draw together at a certain location
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converge
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make more concise
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capsule, capsulise, capsulize, encapsulate
put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
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telescope
make smaller or shorter
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abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
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capsule, capsulise, capsulize, encapsulate
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direct one's attention on something
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rivet
hold (someone's attention)
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absorb, engross, engulf, immerse, plunge, soak up, steep
devote (oneself) fully to
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recall
cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression
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think
focus one's attention on a certain state
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zoom in
examine closely; focus one's attention on
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hear, listen, take heed
listen and pay attention
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drink, drink in
be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to
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incline
bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well
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rivet
/ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪt/
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