re·con·cen·trate
| \ (ˌ)rē-ˈkän(t)-sən-ˌtrāt
, -ˌsen- \
, -ˌsen- \
reconcentrated; reconcentrating; reconcentrates
Definition of reconcentrate
1
transitive + intransitive
: to concentrate further or again
… larger concerns over reconcentrating poverty from one area of the city to another.— Antonio Olivo If the glass broke down, the plutonium could reconcentrate, form a critical mass and carry on a nuclear chain reaction.— C. Claiborne Ray
2
transitive
: to subject to reconcentration (see reconcentration sense 2)
… the available data … indicate that 295,357 Cubans were reconcentrated, not counting those in the province of Havana, which supplied no data.— John Lawrence Tone
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“Reconcentrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconcentrate. Accessed 3 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of reconcentrate was in 1828
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