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   concentrate

   /ˈkɒnsntreɪt/

   verb

   • 1. focus all one's attention on a particular object or activity: "she couldn't concentrate on the film" Similar focusdirectcentrecentralizebring to bearhome in onzero in onfocus one's attention onfocus onpay attention tokeep one's mind onapply oneself toaddress oneself todevote oneself toget down toput one's mind tobe absorbed inbe engrossed inbe immersed inthink about closelyconsider closelyrack one's brains about/overcudgel one's brains about/overinformal:get stuck intoOpposite dissipatedaydreamlet one's mind wander
   • ▪ do or deal with (one particular thing) above all others: "Luke wants to concentrate on his film career"
   • 2. gather (people or things) together in a common location: "the nation's wealth was concentrated in the hands of the governing elite"
   • ▪ come together in a common location: "troops were concentrating at the western front" Similar collectgathercongregatedraw togetherconvergemassclusterrallyaccumulateamassrare:concentreOpposite disperse
   • 3. increase the strength or proportion of (a substance or solution) by removing or reducing the other diluting agent or by selective accumulation of atoms or molecules: "plants and microorganisms can concentrate metals from the environment" Similar condenseboil downreducedistilthickencompressstrengthenOpposite dilute

   noun

   • 1. a substance made by removing or reducing the diluting agent; a concentrated form of something: "apple juice concentrate"

   Word Origin mid 17th century (in the sense ‘bring towards a centre’): Latinized form of concentre, or from French concentrer ‘to concentrate’. concentrate (sense 1 of the verb) dates from the early 20th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. concentrative adjective
   • 2. concentrator noun

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     to direct your attention or your efforts toward a particular...

   • Concentrate in Korean

     CONCENTRATE translate: 집중하다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     CONCENTRATE translate: concentrarsi, concentrarsi,...

   • Portuguese Translation

     concentrate translate: concentrar-se, concentrar-se. Learn...

   • Concentrate in Malay

     CONCENTRATE translate: menumpukan perhatian, mengumpulkan,...

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     CONCENTRATE translate: มุ่งไปที่, รวมรวมไปที่,...

   • Concentrate in German

     CONCENTRATE translate: konzentrieren, zusammenziehen,...

   • Concentrate in Japanese

     CONCENTRATE translate: 集中する, 集中（しゅうちゅう）する. Learn more in the...

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   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.

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