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concentrate (enc)

Concentrate

Noun1.concentrate - the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore
ore - a metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined
2.concentrate - a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water
food product, foodstuff - a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
tomato concentrate - a concentrated form of tomatoes
evaporated milk - milk concentrated by evaporation
frozen orange juice, orange-juice concentrate - orange juice that has been concentrated and frozen
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"
Verb1.concentrate - make (the solvent of a solution) dense or denser
change 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"
engross, engulf, steep, soak up, immerse, absorb, plunge - engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"
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"
decentralise, decentralize, deconcentrate - make less central; "After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized"
4.concentrate - make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary"
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, contract, reduce, cut - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
capsule, capsulise, capsulize, encapsulate - put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; "capsulize the news"
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"
minify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

 

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