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concentrate

('k/A/ns/@/n,tr/eI/t )

the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore(noun.substance)

Synonym:
dressed ore

source: wordnet30
a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water(noun.food)

source: wordnet30
a concentrated example of something(noun.cognition)

Example:
The concentrate of contemporary despair.

source: wordnet30

make denser, stronger, or purer(verb.change)

Example:
Concentrate juice.

source: wordnet30
direct one's attention on something(verb.cognition)

Synonym:
center, centre, focus, pore, rivet

source: wordnet30
make central(verb.change)

Synonym:
centralise, centralize
Antonym:
decentralise, decentralize, deconcentrate

source: wordnet30
make more concise(verb.change)

Synonym:
condense, digest

source: wordnet30
draw together or meet in one common center(verb.motion)

Example:
These groups concentrate in the inner cities.

source: wordnet30
compress or concentrate(verb.change)

Synonym:
condense, contract

source: wordnet30
be cooked until very little liquid is left(verb.change)

Synonym:
boil down, decoct, reduce

source: wordnet30
cook until very little liquid is left(verb.change)

Synonym:
boil down, reduce

source: wordnet30
To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force; to fix; as, to concentrate rays of light into a focus; to concentrate the attention.(verb)

source: webster1913
To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate; as, population tends to concentrate in cities.(verb)

source: webster1913

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