Associations to the word «Concentrate»

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

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 opposed to 'dilute').

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

CONCENTRATE, verb. (intransitive) To focus one's thought or attention (on).

CONCENTRATE, noun. A substance that is in a condensed form.

CONCENTRATE, noun. The desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore.

CONCENTRATE, noun. A concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water.

CONCENTRATE, noun. A concentrated example of something; "the concentrate of contemporary despair".

CONCENTRATE, verb. Make denser, stronger, or purer; "concentrate juice".

CONCENTRATE, verb. Direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies".

CONCENTRATE, verb. Make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food".

CONCENTRATE, verb. Make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary".

CONCENTRATE, verb. Draw together or meet in one common center; "These groups concentrate in the inner cities".

CONCENTRATE, verb. Compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan".

CONCENTRATE, verb. Be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup".

CONCENTRATE, verb. Cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time".