concentrate
noun
- 1
a concentrated example of something
the concentrate of contemporary despair
- 2
a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water
- 3
the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore
verb
- 1
cook until very little liquid is left
The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time
- 2
be cooked until very little liquid is left
The sauce should reduce to one cup
- 3
make denser, stronger, or purer
concentrate juice
- 4
make more concise
condense the contents of a book into a summary
- 5
compress or concentrate
Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan
- 6
make central
The Russian government centralized the distribution of food
- 7
direct one's attention on something
Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
- 8
draw together or meet in one common center
These groups concentrate in the inner cities
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