concentrate

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Definition of CONCENTRATE

1

to increase the amount of (a substance in a mixture) by removing other substances <prolonged boiling is required to concentrate the sap when making maple syrup>

Synonyms condense

Related Words clarify, clean, cleanse, distill (also distil), flush, leach, purge, purify, refine; boil down, decoct, reduce; compact, harden, solidify; deepen, enhance, heighten, intensify; evaporate, extract, remove; enrich, fortify, richen, strengthen; reconcentrate, recondense

Near Antonyms adulterate, cut, thin, weaken

Antonyms dilute, water (down)

2

to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective <a president who will try to concentrate public attention on the problems of inner cities>

Synonyms center, fasten, focus, rivet, train

Related Words aim, direct, home (in on), hone in (on), level, nail, point, set, zero (in on); attend, heed, mind; fixate (on), obsess (over); refocus

3

to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control <time to concentrate our efforts on the really important problems that confront us>

Synonyms center, compact, concenter, concentrate, consolidate, polarize, unify, unite

Related Words coordinate, harmonize, integrate, orchestrate; blend, coalesce, combine, fuse, incorporate, merge, reduce; conjoin, join, link; assemble, collect, colligate, gather; reunify, reunite

Near Antonyms segregate, separate

Antonyms decentralize, deconcentrate, spread (out)

4

to bring together in one body or place <concentrate your forces on the right side of the battlefield>

Synonyms accumulate, amass, assemble, bulk (up), collect, concentrate, congregate, constellate, corral, garner, group, lump, pick up, round up

Related Words ball, batch, bunch, cluster, huddle; heap, pile, stack; band, brigade, muster, raise, rally; flock, herd, hive, pack, press, swarm, throng; combine, connect, join, link, merge, pool, unite; archive, arrange, collate, compile, organize, systematize; scrape (up or together); re-collect, regather, regroup

Near Antonyms break up, disband, disintegrate, dissolve, separate, sever, split (up); dismiss, send

Antonyms dispel, disperse, dissipate, scatter

5

to come together into one body or place <recent immigrants tend to concentrate in port cities>

Synonyms cluster, collect, concenter, concentrate, conglomerate, congregate, convene, converge, forgather (or foregather), gather, meet, rendezvous

Related Words affiliate, ally, associate, band (together), caucus, club, collaborate, confederate, conjoin, consolidate, consort, cooperate, couple, federate, gang up, join, merge, unite; reassemble, reconvene, regather, remeet

Near Antonyms depart, leave, take off; disjoin, dissociate, disunite

Antonyms break up, disband, disperse, split (up)

6

to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass <the ozone layer is concentrated 20 to 30 miles above the Earth's surface>

Synonyms accrete, accumulate, amass, build up, concentrate, conglomerate, gather, mass, pile (up), stack (up)

Related Words agglutinate, clump, lump; bank, drift, ridge

Near Antonyms disperse, dissipate, scatter