Definitions for concentrate
ˈkɒn sənˌtreɪtcon·cen·trate

Princeton's WordNet(4.33 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. dressed ore, concentrate(noun)

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

2. concentrate(noun)

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

3. concentrate(verb)

   a concentrated example of something

   "the concentrate of contemporary despair"

4. concentrate(verb)

   make denser, stronger, or purer

   "concentrate juice"

5. concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet(verb)

   direct one's attention on something

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

6. centralize, centralise, concentrate(verb)

   make central

   "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"

7. digest, condense, concentrate(verb)

   make more concise

   "condense the contents of a book into a summary"

8. concentrate(verb)

   draw together or meet in one common center

   "These groups concentrate in the inner cities"

9. condense, concentrate, contract(verb)

   compress or concentrate

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

10. boil down, reduce, decoct, concentrate(verb)

    be cooked until very little liquid is left

    "The sauce should reduce to one cup"

11. reduce, boil down, concentrate(verb)

    cook until very little liquid is left

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. concentrate(Noun)

   A substance that is in a condensed form.

   Etymology: From French concentrer

2. concentrate(Verb)

   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.

   Etymology: From French concentrer

3. concentrate(Verb)

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

   Etymology: From French concentrer

4. concentrate(Verb)

   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

   Etymology: From French concentrer.

5. concentrate(Verb)

   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

   Etymology: From French concentrer.

6. concentrate(Verb)

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

   Population tends to concentrate in cities.

   Etymology: From French concentrer.

7. concentrate(Verb)

   To focus one's thought or attention.

   Let me concentrate!

   Etymology: From French concentrer.

Webster Dictionary(2.00 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Concentrate(verb)

   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. Concentrate(verb)

   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. Concentrate(verb)

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

Freebase(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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 Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.]

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?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

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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. Donald Selkin:

   The market has nothing to concentrate on. That's why you're seeing narrow overall moves, even if individual stocks are doing well, everyone is waiting around for he next major event.

2. Pete Buttigieg:

   If we want to win, we've got to concentrate our efforts on the opposition -- the real opposition -- and that is congressional Republicans and this President that they enable.

3. Kathleen Norris:

   If we are lucky, we can give in and rest without feeling guilty. We can stop doing and concentrate on being.

4. Ingrid Weir:

   If at first you don't succeed, sure, try again... but if you keep not succeeding, you should probably concentrate on something (or someone) else worthwhile & quit wasting your time.

5. Matt Stanley:

   The market needs to stop worrying about this balance and concentrate on the now, we rallied on the back of supply outages, wildfires and seemingly increased demand. Well, Shell have lifted force majeure at (Nigeria's) Bonny ... the wildfires are out and Canada is close to full production, and (U.S.) gasoline demand is at 15-month lows.

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