Definitions for concentrate
ˈkɒn sənˌtreɪtcon·cen·trate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.3 / 6 votes

1. dressed ore, concentratenoun

   the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore

2. concentratenoun

   a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water

3. concentrateverb

   a concentrated example of something

   "the concentrate of contemporary despair"

4. concentrateverb

   make denser, stronger, or purer

   "concentrate juice"

5. concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivetverb

   direct one's attention on something

   "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

6. centralize, centralise, concentrateverb

   make central

   "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"

7. digest, condense, concentrateverb

   make more concise

   "condense the contents of a book into a summary"

8. concentrateverb

   draw together or meet in one common center

   "These groups concentrate in the inner cities"

9. condense, concentrate, contractverb

   compress or concentrate

   "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"

10. boil down, reduce, decoct, concentrateverb

    be cooked until very little liquid is left

    "The sauce should reduce to one cup"

11. reduce, boil down, concentrateverb

    cook until very little liquid is left

    "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. concentratenoun

   A substance that is in a condensed form.

2. concentrateverb

   To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense; -- opposed to dilute.

3. concentrateverb

   To focus one's thought or attention (on).

4. concentrateverb

   To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.

   to concentrate rays of light into a focus

5. concentrateverb

   To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense.

   Antonym: dilute

6. concentrateverb

   To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate.

   Population tends to concentrate in cities.

7. concentrateverb

   To focus one's thought or attention.

   Let me concentrate!

8. Etymology: From French concentrer.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To CONCENTRATEverb

   To drive into a narrow compass; to drive towards the center.

   Etymology: concentrer, Fr. from con and centrum, Lat.

   Spirit of vinegar, concentrated and reduced to its greatest strength, will coagulate the serum. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Concentrate

   A concentrate is a form of substance that has had the majority of its base component (in the case of a liquid: the solvent) removed. Typically, this will be the removal of water from a solution or suspension, such as the removal of water from fruit juice. One benefit of producing a concentrate is that of a reduction in weight and volume for transportation, as the concentrate can be reconstituted at the time of usage by the addition of the solvent.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. concentrate

   To concentrate refers to focusing one's attention or mental ability on a specific task or activity. It can also mean to increase the strength or proportion of a particular substance or component in a solution or mixture. Furthermore, it can refer to gathering or bringing together something into one place.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 5 votes

1. Concentrateverb

   to bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force; to fix; as, to concentrate rays of light into a focus; to concentrate the attention

2. Concentrateverb

   to increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense; as, to concentrate acid by evaporation; to concentrate by washing; -- opposed to dilute

3. Concentrateverb

   to approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate; as, population tends to concentrate in cities

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Concentrate

   A concentrate is a form of substance which has had the majority of its base component removed. Typically this will be the removal of water from a solution or suspension such as the removal of water from fruit juice. One benefit of producing a concentrate is that of a reduction in weight and volume for transportation as the concentrate can be re-constituted at the time of usage by the addition of the solvent.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Concentrate

   kon′sen-trāt, or kon-sen′-, v.t. to bring towards a common centre: to bring into a closer union: to condense, to render more intense the properties of.—adj. Concen′trated (also Con′-).—n. Concentrā′tion, act of concentrating: condensation: the keeping of the mind fixed on something.—adj. Concen′trative, tending to concentrate.—n. Concen′trativeness. [A lengthened form of Concentre.]

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'concentrate' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3327

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'concentrate' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2624

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'concentrate' in Verbs Frequency: #294

How to pronounce concentrate?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of concentrate in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of concentrate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of concentrate in a Sentence

1. Andrew Schneider:

   I am going to concentrate on what's important in life. I'm going to strive everyday to be a kind and generous and loving person. I'm going to keep death right here, so that anytime I even think about getting angry at you or anybody else, I'll see death and I'll remember.

2. Agata Ludwiczak:

   When deciding, we tend to concentrate on and base our decisions on rewards. When executing an action, we switch our attention to the effort required, if this effort is more than we anticipated, we might abandon the task, deciding it's not worth it.

3. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe:

   Beware of dissipating your powers strive constantly to concentrate them. Genius thinks it can do whatever it sees others doing, but is sure to repent of every ill-judged outlay.

4. First Lady:

   I know the struggles many of you face: how you walk the long way home to avoid the gangs; how you fight to concentrate on your schoolwork when there's too much noise at home; how you keep it together when your family's having a hard time making ends meet.

5. Kyrie Irving:

   Basketball isn't a game; it's an art form. You master the fundamentals so you can forget 'em, so you can improvise and just concentrate on what really matters; getting buckets.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=concentrate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Concentrate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=concentrate
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentrate
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concentrate
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=concentrate
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=concentrate