con·cen·trate (k n s n-tr t )v. con·cen·trat·ed, con·cen·trat·ing, con·cen·trates v.tr. 1. a. To direct or draw toward a common center; focus. b. To bring into one main body: Authority was concentrated in the president. 2. To make (a solution or mixture) less dilute. v.intr. 1. a. To converge toward or meet in a common center. b. To increase by degree; gather: "Dusk began to concentrate into full night" (Anthony Hyde). 2. To direct one's thoughts or attention: We concentrated on the task before us. n. A product that has been concentrated, especially a food that has been reduced in volume or bulk by the removal of liquid: pineapple juice concentrate. [From concenter.] con cen·trative adj.con cen·trative·ly adv.con cen·trator n. |
concentrate
Verb
[-trating, -trated]
1. to focus all one's attention, thoughts, or efforts on something: she tried hard to concentrate, but her mind kept flashing back to the previous night
2. to bring or come together in large numbers or amounts in one place: a flawed system that concentrates power in the hands of the few
3. to make (a liquid) stronger by removing water from it
Noun
a concentrated substance [Latin com- same + centrum centre]
concentrated adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | concentrate - the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore ore - a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined |
| 2. | concentrate - a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water food product, foodstuff - a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food tomato concentrate - a concentrated form of tomatoes evaporated milk - milk concentrated by evaporation frozen orange juice, orange-juice concentrate - orange juice that has been concentrated and frozen | |
| 3. | concentrate - a concentrated example of something; "the concentrate of contemporary despair" | |
| Verb | 1. | concentrate - make denser, stronger, or purer; "concentrate juice" change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| 2. | concentrate - direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" engross, engulf, steep, soak up, immerse, absorb, plunge - devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies" cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" rivet - hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists" recall - cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression; "She was recalled by a loud laugh" think - focus one's attention on a certain state; "Think big"; "think thin" zoom in - examine closely; focus one's attention on; "He zoomed in on the book" | |
| 3. | concentrate - make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" decentralise, decentralize, deconcentrate - make less central; "After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized" | |
| 4. | concentrate - make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary" abbreviate, abridge, foreshorten, shorten, contract, reduce, cut - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" capsule, capsulise, capsulize, encapsulate - put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; "capsulize the news" telescope - make smaller or shorter; "the novel was telescoped into a short play" | |
| 5. | concentrate - draw together or meet in one common center; "These groups concentrate in the inner cities" converge - move or draw together at a certain location; "The crowd converged on the movie star" | |
| 6. | concentrate - compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" condense - become more compact or concentrated; "Her feelings condensed" | |
| 7. | concentrate - be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" | |
| 8. | concentrate - cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
concentrate
verb 1. focus your attention, focus, pay attention, be engrossed, apply yourself << OPPOSITE pay no attention
Translations
v concentrate [ˈkonsəntreit]
1 to give all one's energies, attention etc to one thing I wish you'd concentrate (on what I'm saying). konsentreer, saamtrek يُركِّـز съсредоточавам се soustředit se koncentrere sig konzentrieren συγκεντρώνομαι concentrarse keskenduma تمرکز کردن؛ متمرکز شدن keskittyä se concentrer לְהִתרַכֵּז केन्द्रीकरण करना usredotočiti se, koncentrirati se, sabrati se koncentrál memusatkan perhatian einbeita sér concentrarsi 集中する 온 힘을 기울이다; 주의를 집중하다 su(si)kaupti, su(si)koncentruoti, atsidėti koncentrēt; koncentrēties menumpukan perhatian zich concentreren konsentrere seg, samle seg skupiać się concentrar-se a se concentra сосредоточиваться sústrediť sa osredotočiti se koncentrisati koncentrera sig มุ่งไปที่ dikkatini ...-de toplamak, ...-e konsantre olmak 集中 зосереджуватися توجہات مرکوز کرنا tập trung 集中
2 to bring together in one place He concentrated his soldiers at the gateway. bymekaartrek يركّز، يَحشِد الجُنود събирам (се) soustředit koncentrere; samle zusammenziehen συγκεντρώνω concentrar koondama در یک جا جمع کردن keskittää concentrer לְרַכֵּז एकत्र करना sabrati, okupiti összevon memusatkan safna eða beina á einn stað concentrare 集める 집결시키다 burti(s), telkti(s) koncentrēt; sakopot mengumpulkan concentreren samle, konsentrere gromadzić concentrar a strânge la un loc сосредоточивать sústrediť zbrati okupiti koncentrera, samla, dra samman รวมรวมไปที่ toplamak 使集中於一點 зосереджувати ایک نقطے پر جمع کرنا یا ہونا tập trung 使集中于一点
3 to make (a liquid) stronger by boiling to reduce its volume. indamp, indik يركّز (مَحْلولا) сгъстявам zhušťovat koncentrere eindicken συμπυκνώνω concentrar kontsentratsiooni tõstma بر غلظت چیزی افزودن tiivistää concentrer לְרַכֵּז गाढ़ा करना zgusnuti sűrít mengentalkan þétta concentrare 濃縮する 농축하다 tirštinti, koncentruoti sabiezināt; piesātināt memekatkan concentreren tykne, koke inn stężać concentrar a concentra концентрировать koncentrovať zgostiti koncentrovati koncentrera ทำให้เข้มข้นขึ้น yoğunlaştırmak 濃縮 випарювати گاڑھا کرنا cô đặc 浓缩
adj concentrated
(of a liquid etc) made stronger; not diluted concentrated orange juice. gekonsentreerde, ingedikte مُركَّز концентриран koncentrovaný koncentreret konzentriert συμπυκνωμένος concentrado kontsentreeritud غلیظ tiivistetty concentré מְרוּכָּז गाढ़ा, संकेन्द्रित koncentriran, zgusnut koncentrált kental þéttur, vatnstæmdur, óblandaður concentrato 濃縮された 농축된 koncentruotas koncentrēts; sabiezināts dipekatkan geconcentreerd konsentrert, fortettet stężony, zagęszczony concentrado concentrat концентрированный koncentrovaný zgoščen, koncentriran koncentrisan koncentrerad ทำให้เข้มข้นขึ้น konsantre, yoğunlaştırılmış 濃縮的 концентрований گاڑھا ، تیز cô đặc 浓缩的
n concenˈtration
She lacks concentration – she will never pass the exam. konsentrasie, sametrekking; ophoping; sterkte, indamping, indikking تَرْكيز съсредоточеност koncentrace, soustřeďování koncentration die Konzentration αυτοσυγκέντρωση concentración kontsentratsioon تمرکز keskittymiskyky concentration רִכּוּז @@@רִיכּוּז$$$ एकाग्रता koncentracija, sabranost összpontosítás konsentrasi einbeiting concentrazione 集中 집중 susikaupimas, koncentravimas, koncentracija koncentrēšanās; koncentrācija; sabiezināšana kepekatan concentratievermogen konsentrasjon; konsentrering koncentracja concentração concentrare сосредоточенность sústredenie zbranost koncentracija koncentration การให้ความสนใจ zihnini bir noktaya toplama, konsantrasyon 集中 концентрація; зосередженість ارتکاز توجہ sự tập trung 集中
How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
| ?Page tools | ||
|---|---|---|
|