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con·cen·trate  (knsn-trt)

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.

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[From concenter.]

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concen·trative adj.

concen·trative·ly adv.

concen·trator n.

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concentrate [ˈkɒnsənˌtreɪt]

vb

1. to come or cause to come to a single purpose or aim to concentrate one's hopes on winning

2. (Chemistry) to make or become denser or purer by the removal of certain elements, esp the solvent of a solution

3. (Mining & Quarrying) (tr) to remove rock or sand from (an ore) to make it purer

4. (intr; often foll by on) to bring one's faculties to bear (on); think intensely (about)

n

a concentrated material or solution tomato concentrate

[back formation from concentration, ultimately from Latin com- same + centrum centre]

concentrator  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	concentrate - the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore dressed 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" epitome, prototype, paradigm, image - a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"
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" focus, pore, rivet, center, centre 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" take heed, listen, hear - listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"
	3.	concentrate - make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food" centralise, centralize 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" condense, digest 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" condense, contract 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" boil down, decoct, reduce 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" decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
	8.	concentrate - cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time" boil down, reduce 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" minify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

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concentrate

verb

1. focus your attention on, focus on, pay attention to, be engrossed in, put your mind to, keep your mind on, apply yourself to, give your mind to, give all your attention to Try to concentrate on what you're doing.
focus your attention on disregard, pay no attention to, lose concentration, pay no heed to, let your mind wander

2. focus, centre, converge, bring to bear We should concentrate our efforts on tackling crime in the inner cities.

3. gather, collect, cluster, accumulate, congregate Most poor people are concentrated in this area.
gather scatter, disperse, spread out, diffuse, dissipate

Translations

concentrate [ˈkɒnsəntreɪt]

A. VT

1. [+ efforts, thoughts] → concentrar
to concentrate one's efforts on sth/on doing sth → centrar or concentrar los esfuerzos en algo/en hacer algo
he concentrated his mind on the task ahead → se concentró or se centró en la tarea que tenía por delante

2. (= group together) [+ troops etc] → concentrar, reunir
heavy industry is concentrated in the north of the country → la industria pesada se concentra en el norte del país

B. VI

1. (= pay attention) → concentrarse
I couldn't concentrate → no me podía concentrar
concentrate! → ¡concéntrate!
to concentrate on sth → concentrarse en algo
I was concentrating on my homework → me estaba concentrando en los deberes

2. (= focus on) to concentrate on sth → centrarse en algo
the talks are expected to concentrate on practical issues → se espera que las conversaciones se centren en or giren en torno a cuestiones prácticas
to concentrate on doing sth → concentrarse or centrarse en hacer algo

3. (= come together) [troops, crowd] → concentrarse, reunirse

C. N (Chem) → concentrado m

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concentrate [ˈkɒns^əntreɪt]

vi → se concentrer
I couldn't concentrate → Je n'arrivais pas à me concentrer.
to concentrate on sth [+ problem, activity] → se concentrer sur qch
to concentrate on doing sth → s'appliquer à faire qch

vt

(= focus) to concentrate one's attention on sth → porter son attention sur qch
to concentrate sb's mind → faire réfléchir qn

to be concentrated [building, industry] → se concentrer

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concentrate

vt

→ konzentrieren (→ on auf +acc); to concentrate all one’s energies on something → sich (voll und) ganz auf etw (acc) → konzentrieren; to concentrate one’s mind on something → seine Gedanken or sich auf etw (acc) → konzentrieren; a spell in prison will certainly concentrate his mind → eine Gefängnisstrafe wird ihm sicher zu denken geben; it’s amazing how he’s concentrated so much material into one novel → es ist erstaunlich, wie viel Material er in einem Roman zusammengedrängt hat

(Mil) troops → konzentrieren

(Chem) → konzentrieren

vi

(= give one’s attention) → sich konzentrieren; to concentrate on doing something → sich darauf konzentrieren, etw zu tun

(people) → sich sammeln; (troops also) → sich konzentrieren

adj (Chem) → konzentriert

n (Chem) → Konzentrat nt

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concentrate [ˈkɒnsənˌtreɪt]

1. vt → concentrare
to concentrate one's thoughts on sth → concentrarsi su qc

2. vi

a. (pay attention) to concentrate (on) → concentrarsi (in or su)
concentrate on getting well → pensa soprattutto a guarire

b. (group closely) → concentrarsi

3. n (Chem) → concentrato

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concentrate [ˈkɒnsənˌtreɪt]

1. vt → concentrare
to concentrate one's thoughts on sth → concentrarsi su qc

2. vi

a. (pay attention) to concentrate (on) → concentrarsi (in or su)
concentrate on getting well → pensa soprattutto a guarire

b. (group closely) → concentrarsi

3. n (Chem) → concentrato

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concentrate

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 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 集中注意力 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 모으다 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 응축하다 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 응축된 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 集中力 концентрація; зосередженість ارتکاز توجہ sự tập trung 集中

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concentrate → يُركِز soustředit (se) koncentrere (sig) konzentrieren (sich) συγκεντρώνομαι concentrarse keskittyä concentrer koncentrirati concentrarsi 集中する 집중하다 concentreren konsentrere (seg) skoncentrować concentrar-se концентрировать koncentrera เพ่งความสนใจ yoğunlaşmak tập trung 集中