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concentrate

/ concentrate /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a concentrated example
"the concentrate of contemporary despair"
Type of:
prototype paradigm epitome
verb Sense 2
direct one''s attention on something
"Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
Type of:
think cogitate cerebrate
Kinds of:
steep immerse engulf plunge engross
Derived:
center center of attention focus focusing focussing
Verb group:
rivet
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 3
make (the solvent of a solution) dense or denser
Type of:
change state turn
Derived:
concentration dressed ore
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 4
a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water
Type of:
foodstuff food product
Kinds of:
tomato concentrate evaporated milk frozen orange juice orange-juice concentrate
Derived:
boil down reduce decoct
verb Sense 5
draw together or meet in one common center
"These groups concentrate in the inner cities"
Type of:
converge
Derived:
concentration density denseness compactness
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 6
the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore
Type of:
ore
verb Sense 7
compress or concentrate
"Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"
Type of:
change alter modify
Derived:
contraction concentration compression condensation
Verb group:
condense
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 8
cook until very little liquid is left
"The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"
Type of:
decrease lessen minify
Derived:
concentration
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
cooking cookery preparation
verb Sense 9
make more concise
"condense the contents of a book into a summary"
Type of:
abridge foreshorten abbreviate
Kinds of:
encapsulate capsule capsulize capsulise telescope
Derived:
concentration condenser optical condenser condensation abridgement
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 10
make central
"The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"
Opposites:
decentralize deconcentrate decentralise
Type of:
change alter modify
Derived:
centralization centralisation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 11
be cooked until very little liquid is left
"The sauce should reduce to one cup"
Type of:
decrease diminish lessen
Derived:
concentration
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Domain:
cooking cookery preparation
Semantic Complexity
96%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
73
Times Searched
1
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prototype paradigm epitome think cogitate cerebrate steep immerse engulf plunge engross change state