concentrate

Main Entry:: ¹con·cen·trate
Pronunciation:: \ˈkän(t)-sən-ˌtrāt, -ˌsen-\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: con·cen·trat·ed; con·cen·trat·ing
Etymology:: com- + Latin centrum center
Date:: 1641

transitive verb1 a: to bring or direct toward a common center or objective : focus <concentrate one's efforts> b: to gather into one body, mass, or force <power was concentrated in a few able hands> c: to accumulate (a toxic substance) in bodily tissues <fish concentrate mercury>2 a: to make less dilute <concentrate syrup> b: to express or exhibit in condensed formintransitive verb1: to draw toward or meet in a common center2: gather , collect3: to focus one's powers, efforts, or attention <concentrate on a problem>

— con·cen·trat·ed·ly

\-ˌtrā-təd-lē; ˌkän(t)-sən-ˈtrā-\ adverb

— con·cen·tra·tive

\-ˌtrā-tiv\ adjective

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