Other Definitions concentrate (enc)
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Concentrate| Noun | 1. | concentrate - the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined oreore - a metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined | | | 2. | concentrate - a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water | | | 3. | concentrate - a concentrated example; "the concentrate of contemporary despair"epitome, prototype, paradigm, image - a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father" | | | Verb | 1. | concentrate - make (the solvent of a solution) dense or denserchange state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" | | | 2. | concentrate - direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" rivet - hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists" recall - cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression; "She was recalled by a loud laugh" think - focus one's attention on a certain state; "Think big"; "think thin" zoom in - examine closely; focus one's attention on; "He zoomed in on the book" take heed, listen, hear - listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision" | | | 3. | concentrate - make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" | | | 4. | concentrate - make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary"telescope - make smaller or shorter; "the novel was telescoped into a short play" | | | 5. | concentrate - draw together or meet in one common center; "These groups concentrate in the inner cities"converge - move or draw together at a certain location; "The crowd converged on the movie star" | | | 6. | concentrate - compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" condense - become more compact or concentrated; "Her feelings condensed" | | | 7. | concentrate - be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup"cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | | | 8. | concentrate - cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" | |
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