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con·cen·trate
 concentrate
- pronunciation:
- kan
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
concentrated, concentrates, concentrating |
| definition 1: |
to draw together to a center; focus.
Just relax and concentrate your attention on this spinning disk.- synonyms:
- center, direct, focus
- antonyms:
- dissipate
- similar words:
- aim, centralize, converge, fasten, fix, rivet
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| definition 2: |
to make purer, more intense, or more essential.
Boiling concentrates thin maple sap into syrup.The orange juice is then concentrated by removing water from the juice.- synonyms:
- boil down, condense, distill, intensify
- antonyms:
- dilute
- similar words:
- converge, crystallize, purify, rectify, reduce, refine, thicken
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| definition 3: |
to gather or collect in one place.
The leaders thought it best to concentrate troops along the northern border.- synonyms:
- centralize, collect, congregate, converge, gather
- antonyms:
- diffuse, dissipate
- similar words:
- assemble, bunch, cluster, concenter, group, mass
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| related words: |
boil down, compact, compress, crowd, nail |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to focus intense mental energy or attention (sometimes fol. by on).
Could you be quiet so I can concentrate on my work?I'm trying to relax and read, but I'm so excited about tomorrow that I can't concentrate.
- synonyms:
- center, focus
- similar words:
- attend, fasten on
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| definition 2: |
to gather; converge.
The guests concentrated in the center of the room.- synonyms:
- collect, congregate, converge, gather
- antonyms:
- diffuse, disperse, dissipate
- similar words:
- assemble, bunch, centralize, cluster, concenter, group, mass
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| related words: |
buckle, crowd, huddle, major, meditate, meet, minor |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
something in concentrated form, such as juice or flavoring.
This is a juice concentrate, so you'll have to add water to make it drinkable.- synonyms:
- distillate, essence, extract
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| related words: |
liquor |
| derivations: |
concentrative (adj.), concentrator (n.) |
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