concentrate

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concentrate
ˈkɒns(ə)ntreɪt Listen
Meanings
verb
  • focus all one's attention on a particular object or activity.
    E.g. she couldn't concentrate on the film
  • gather (people or things) together in a common location.
    E.g. the nation's wealth was concentrated in the hands of the governing elite
  • increase the strength or proportion of (a substance or solution) by removing or reducing the other diluting agent or by selective accumulation of atoms or molecules.
    E.g. plants and microorganisms can concentrate metals from the environment
noun
  • a substance made by removing or reducing the diluting agent; a concentrated form of something.
    E.g. apple juice concentrate

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