concentrate

verb

ˈkän(t)-sən-ˌtrāt How to pronounce concentrate (audio)
Definition of concentratenext
1
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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2
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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3
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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4
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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5
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 As bin Laden himself had privately warned another jihadi leader in Yemen years earlier, building a state would give the United States and other countries a place to concentrate their firepower. — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026 Damage is often concentrated in the lower areas of the plant, as Verticillium invades hosts from their base, working upwards. — Emily Leahy, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026 Tax policy and technology have concentrated money into fewer, richer hands, more dependent on capital gains and corporate profits than wages for a day’s work. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026 Doves love to concentrate on a power line and then drop into a field. — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for concentrate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concentrate
  1. condense
  2. focus
  3. consolidate
  4. collect
  5. gather
  6. accumulate
  7. reduce
  8. integrate
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  • The steam is then condensed back into water and reused in a closed cycle.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The following highlights from their conversation have been lightly edited and condensed for clarity.
    — September 9, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of condense
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  • Treasury also said future operations will be at least $4 billion, and will focus on the 10- and 20-year notes.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The development is being supported through public-private partnerships focused on longer-term priorities including talent development, housing and equal opportunity in the Brainport region.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of focus
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  • The financing for these documentary films is drying up because the distribution is also consolidating.
    — Natalie Jamieson, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The six potential closures are not the only efforts the district is making to consolidate its footprint.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of consolidate
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  • Earlier this year, Johnson ordered Chicago police to collect evidence for possible felony charges against agents.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • After varying the ratios of grass to hay and corn, the milk was then collected to make Cantal cheese and analyzed both in labs and by a jury of consumer experts.
    — Vivian Song, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of collect
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  • Every autumn, as the bay freezes, hundreds of these bears gather around it before heading out across the ice, and thousands of tourists come to see them.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026
  • As my family gathered at my younger brother's apartment in downtown Philadelphia the next day, the mood was deeply heavy.
    — Laurel Dalrymple, NPR, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of gather
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  • Hassouna and co-editor Denis LePaven pace the chronological patchwork of footage less as a story with a predestined shape, and more as shifting tiles of accumulating losses that the audience can traverse without being too overwhelmed.
    — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The forces of destruction accumulated through the Second World War.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of accumulate
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  • Its compact permanent magnet motor enables a smaller pod diameter, reducing hydrodynamic drag while maintaining high propulsion performance.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Advanced transmission technologies can reduce those losses and increase existing network capacity without requiring entirely new lines.
    — Nana Menya Ayensu, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of reduce
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  • Osteopathic medical education intentionally integrates biomedical, clinical, health systems and biomechanical sciences, and concepts aligned with complexity science into a coherent framework for physician formation.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Musk plans to integrate Cybercabs, which lack manual controls that passengers could use to take over in an emergency, into the company’s existing cab service, which until now has used only conventional Tesla vehicles.
    — Bernard Condon, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
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