concentrate

noun

  1. 1

    a concentrated example of something

    the concentrate of contemporary despair

  2. 2

    a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water

  3. 3

    the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore

verb

  1. 1

    cook until very little liquid is left

    The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time

  2. 2

    be cooked until very little liquid is left

    The sauce should reduce to one cup

  3. 3

    make denser, stronger, or purer

    concentrate juice

  4. 4

    make more concise

    condense the contents of a book into a summary

  5. 5

    compress or concentrate

    Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan

  6. 6

    make central

    The Russian government centralized the distribution of food

  7. 7

    direct one's attention on something

    Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies

  8. 8

    draw together or meet in one common center

    These groups concentrate in the inner cities

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