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 verb 1 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 verb 1 : to draw toward or meet in a common center
2 : gather, collect
3 : 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