CONCENTRATE Synonyms: 180 Similar and Opposite Words

concentrate

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ˈkän(t)-sən-ˌtrāt

as in to condense

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

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as in to focus

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

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as in to consolidate

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

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as in to collect

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

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as in to gather

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

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as in to accumulate

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

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Recent Examples of concentrate Unlike related perennial geraniums, scented geraniums are highly fragrant, but their scent is concentrated in their leaves, not their flowers. —

Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 May 2026 Hedge fund leverage has remained near all-time highs and is concentrated in a relatively small number of large funds deeply embedded in markets for Treasury securities, interest rate derivatives, and equities. —

Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026 The purpose has been to preserve institutional continuity while reducing the vulnerability that comes with concentrating power in any single node. —

Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 9 May 2026 Year-round residents number about 7,000, concentrated in the harbor town of Mali Lošinj, while tourists can inflate the population by roughly 500 percent in August. —

Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for concentrate

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