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concentrate   (TTS Sound)

The noun concentrate has 3 senses

• dressed ore, concentrate -- (the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore)


• concentrate -- (a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water)


• concentrate -- (a concentrated example of something; "the concentrate of contemporary despair")

The verb concentrate has 8 senses

• concentrate -- (make denser, stronger, or purer; "concentrate juice")


• concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet -- (direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies")


• centralize, centralise, concentrate -- (make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food")


• digest, condense, concentrate -- (make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary")


• concentrate -- (draw together or meet in one common center; "These groups concentrate in the inner cities")


• condense, concentrate, contract -- (compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan")


• boil down, reduce, decoct, concentrate -- (be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup")


• reduce, boil down, concentrate -- (cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time")