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con·cen·trate
 concentrate
- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
concentrated, concentrates, concentrating |
| definition 1: |
to make purer or stronger by taking away parts that are not necessary. To concentrate some substances, you remove the water they contain.
If you boil this sauce for a long time, it will concentrate and get thick.- similar words:
- reduce
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| definition 2: |
to give your attention or thought to one thing only.
Please don't talk to me now so I can concentrate on my work.
- synonyms:
- focus
- similar words:
- attend, fasten on
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| related words: |
compact, crowd |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
something in a pure form, with most of the water removed.
We don't have any fresh juice, but we have some concentrate. |
| derivations: |
concentrative (adj.), concentrator (n.) |
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