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Meaning of 'concentrate'
Meaning of 'concentrate' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Concentrate 
[ v. i.]
- To approach or meet in a common center; to
consolidate; as, population tends to concentrate in cities. [ v. i.]2. Concentrate [ v. t.]
- 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. [ v. t.]- 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.
Meaning of 'concentrate' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. concentrate [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a concentrated example of something
- a concentrated example of something
Example in sentence:
- the concentrate of contemporary despair
2. concentrate [ v]
[ v]Meaning (2):
- make denser, stronger, or purer
- make denser, stronger, or purer
Example in sentence:
- concentrate juice
Meaning (3):
- make more concise
- make more concise
Example in sentence:
- condense the contents of a book into a summary
Meaning (4):
- compress or concentrate
- compress or concentrate
Example in sentence:
- Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan
Meaning (5):
- direct one's attention on something
- direct one's attention on something
Example in sentence:
- Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
Meaning (6):
- cook until very little liquid is left
- cook until very little liquid is left
Example in sentence:
- The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time
Meaning (7):
- make central
- make central
Example in sentence:
- The Russian government centralized the distribution of food
Meaning (8):
- be cooked until very little liquid is left
- be cooked until very little liquid is left
Example in sentence:
- The sauce should reduce to one cup
Meaning (9):
- draw together or meet in one common center
- draw together or meet in one common center
Example in sentence:
- These groups concentrate in the inner cities
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