Synonyms of concentrates

concentrates

verb

present tense third-person singular of concentrate

1

as in condenses

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• condenses
• reduces
• extracts
• removes
• distils
• refines
• evaporates
• intensifies
• distills
• enhances
• clarifies
• purifies
• cleans
• purges
• leaches
• cleanses
• boils down
• deepens
• heightens
• flushes
• solidifies
• enriches
• hardens
• compacts
• fortifies
• strengthens
• decocts
• reconcentrates
• richens
• recondenses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• waters (down)
• dilutes
• weakens
• cuts
• thins
• adulterates

2

as in focuses

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 & Similar Words

• focuses
• focusses
• centers
• rivets
• fastens
• trains
• aims
• points
• homes (in on)
• directs
• levels
• attends
• heeds
• nails
• sets
• refocuses
• zeroes (in on)
• minds
• hones in (on)
• fixates (on)
• obsesses (over)

3

as in consolidates

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 & Similar Words

• consolidates
• unites
• integrates
• merges
• combines
• centralizes
• centers
• polarizes
• unifies
• incorporates
• reduces
• compacts
• blends
• concenters
• coordinates
• orchestrates
• harmonizes
• coalesces
• joins
• collects
• assembles
• fuses
• links
• reunites
• gathers
• conjoins
• colligates
• reunifies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• spreads (out)
• decentralizes
• separates
• segregates
• deconcentrates

4

as in collects

to bring together in one body or place

concentrate your forces on the right side of the battlefield

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collects
• assembles
• gathers
• accumulates
• amasses
• garners
• groups
• corrals
• combines
• packs
• joins
• congregates
• constellates
• lumps
• rounds up
• gets together
• bulks (up)
• unites
• organizes
• picks up
• arranges
• piles
• stacks
• merges
• compiles
• musters
• balls
• connects
• clusters
• raises
• bunches
• systematizes
• collates
• pools
• batches
• huddles
• heaps
• rallies
• regroups
• herds
• links
• presses
• bands
• flocks
• swarms
• brigades
• throngs
• hives
• archives
• regathers
• scrapes (up or together)
• re-collects

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disperses
• dissipates
• scatters
• dispels
• separates
• dissolves
• disintegrates
• sends
• severs
• splits (up)
• dismisses
• breaks up
• disbands

5

as in gathers

to come together into one body or place

recent immigrants tend to concentrate in port cities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gathers
• converges
• meets
• assembles
• convenes
• collects
• joins
• merges
• congregates
• clusters
• rendezvouses
• conglomerates
• consolidates
• gets together
• foregathers
• cooperates
• concenters
• collaborates
• unites
• forgathers
• allies
• affiliates
• clubs
• couples
• conjoins
• associates
• federates
• reassembles
• caucuses
• consorts
• bands (together)
• reconvenes
• gangs up
• confederates
• regathers
• remeets

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disperses
• leaves
• splits (up)
• breaks up
• departs
• disbands
• takes off
• dissociates
• disjoins
• disunites

6

as in accumulates

to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass

the ozone layer is concentrated 20 to 30 miles above the Earth's surface

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accumulates
• gathers
• collects
• masses
• amasses
• piles (up)
• accretes
• stacks (up)
• conglomerates
• builds up
• drifts
• clumps
• agglutinates
• banks
• lumps
• ridges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dissipates
• disperses
• scatters