concentrate

v., -trat·ed, -trat·ing, -trates.

v.tr.

1. 1. To direct or draw toward a common center; focus.
   2. To bring into one main body: Authority was concentrated in the president.
2. To make (a solution or mixture) less dilute.

v.intr.

1. 1. To converge toward or meet in a common center.
   2. To increase by degree; gather: “Dusk began to concentrate into full night” (Anthony Hyde).
2. To direct one's thoughts or attention: We concentrated on the task before us.

n.

A product that has been concentrated, especially a food that has been reduced in volume or bulk by the removal of liquid: pineapple juice concentrate.

[From CONCENTER.]

concentrative con'cen·tra'tive adj.
concentratively con'cen·tra'tive·ly adv.
concentrator con'cen·tra'tor n.

verb

1. To direct toward a common center: center, channel, converge, focalize, focus. See edge/center.
2. To devote (oneself or one's efforts): address, apply, bend, buckle down, dedicate, devote, direct, focus, give, turn. See collect/distribute, work/play.

v

Definition: gather, collect
Antonyms: disperse, scatter

v

Definition: think
Antonyms: let mind wander, pay no attention

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1. to bring to a common center; to gather at one point.
2. to increase the strength by diminishing the bulk of, as of a liquid; to condense.
3. a drug or other preparation that has been strengthened by evaporation of its nonactive parts.
4. a carefully compounded mixture of micro- and macronutrients, largely vitamins and minerals, suitable for adding to a herbivore's meal and roughage diet which is probably lacking the supplements contained in the concentrate.

IN BRIEF: To focus intently.

Don't bug me; I'm trying to concentrate on my homework!

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Common misspelling(s) of concentrate

• consentrate

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - samle, koncentrere
v. intr. - koncentrere sig
n. - koncentrat, kraftfoder

Nederlands (Dutch)
concentraat, (zich) concentreren

Français (French)
v. tr. - concentrer (effort) (sur), employer (sur, à faire), centrer (sur), (Chim, Culin) concentrer
v. intr. - se concentrer, s'intéresser surtout, être concentré
n. - (Chim, Culin) concentré

Deutsch (German)
v. - (sich) konzentrieren, sich sammeln
n. - Konzentrat

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συγκεντρώνω/-ομαι, συμπυκνώνω, πυκνώνω, (για ορυκτά κ.λπ.) εμπλουτίζω
n. - πυκνό διάλυμα

Italiano (Italian)
concentrare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - concentrar
n. - concentrado (m) (Quím.)

Русский (Russian)
сосредоточить, сконцентрировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - concentrar, reunir
v. intr. - concentrarse, reunirse
n. - alimento concentrado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - koncentrera, tränga samman, anrika (tekn.), koncentreras
n. - koncentrat, kraftfoder

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
集中, 浓缩, 聚集, 集结, 全神贯注, 全力以赴, 精选

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 集中, 濃縮, 聚集, 集結
v. intr. - 集中, 全神貫注, 聚集, 集結, 全力以赴
n. - 濃縮, 精選

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 집결시키다, 응축하다, 선광하다
v. intr. - 한 점에 모이다, 집중하다, 순화되다
n. - 응축물, 정광

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 集中する, 専心する, 集める, 濃縮する
n. - 濃縮物

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ركز, جمع, تجمع, حشد (الاسم) مادة مركزة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ריכז‬
v. intr. - ‮התרכז‬
n. - ‮תרכיז‬

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