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concentrate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms 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 of concentrate

condense
Words Related to concentrate

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 of concentrate

adulterate, cut, thin, weaken
Antonyms of concentrate

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 of concentrate

center, fasten, focus, rivet, train
Words Related to concentrate

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 of concentrate

center, centralize, compact, concenter, consolidate, polarize, unify, unite
Words Related to concentrate

coordinate, harmonize, integrate, orchestrate

blend, coalesce, combine, fuse, incorporate, merge, reduce

conjoin, join, link

assemble, collect, colligate, gather

reunify, reunite
Near Antonyms of concentrate

segregate, separate
Antonyms of concentrate

decentralize, deconcentrate, spread (out)
4 to bring together in one body or place
  • Concentrate your forces on the right side of the battlefield.
Synonyms of concentrate

accumulate, amass, assemble, bulk (up), collect, congregate, corral, garner, gather, group, lump, pick up, round up
Words Related to concentrate

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

arrange, collate, compile, organize, systematize

scrape (up or together)
Phrases Synonymous with concentrate

get together
Near Antonyms of concentrate

break up, disband, disintegrate, dissolve, separate, sever, split (up)

dismiss, send
Antonyms of concentrate

dispel, disperse, dissipate, scatter
5 to come together into one body or place
  • Tourists concentrated at the port's duty-free shops.
Synonyms of concentrate

assemble, cluster, collect, conglomerate, congregate, convene, converge, forgather (or foregather), gather, meet, rendezvous
Words Related to concentrate

affiliate, ally, associate, band (together), caucus, club, collaborate, confederate, conjoin, consolidate, consort, cooperate, couple, federate, gang up, join, merge, unite

reassemble, reconvene, regather, remeet
Phrases Synonymous with concentrate

get together
Near Antonyms of concentrate

depart, leave, take off

disjoin, dissociate, disunite
Antonyms of concentrate

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 of concentrate

accumulate, amass, build up, collect, conglomerate, gather, mass, pile (up), stack (up)
Words Related to concentrate

clump, lump

bank, drift, ridge
Near Antonyms of concentrate

disperse, dissipate, scatter

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