con|cen|trate

con|cen|trate
con|cen|trate «KON suhn trayt», verb, -trat|ed, -trat|ing, noun.
–v.t.
1. to bring together in one place: »

A magnifying glass can concentrate enough sunlight to scorch paper. Our fire chief concentrated his men on the roof to fight the blaze.

 SYNONYM(S): gather, collect, assemble, focus.
2. to make stronger. An acid solution is concentrated when it has very much acid in it. SYNONYM(S): intensify.
3. to remove rock, sand, etc., from (metal or ore).
–v.i.
1. to come together in one place.
2. Figurative. to pay close attention; focus the mind (on or upon): »

He concentrated on his reading so that he would understand the story. He concentrated upon one aspect of the problem to the exclusion of all others.

–n.
something that has been concentrated: »

Lemon juice with the water removed is a concentrate.

╂[< concenter + -ate1]
–con´cen|tra´tor, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • de|con|cen|trate — «dee KON suhn trayt», transitive verb, trat|ed, trat|ing. to break up the concentration of; decentralize: »to deconcentrate a compound in a solution. Under post war Allied control, the great Ruhr coal and steel trusts were deconcentrated (Wall… …   Useful english dictionary

  • con´cen|tra´tor — con|cen|trate «KON suhn trayt», verb, trat|ed, trat|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to bring together in one place: »A magnifying glass can concentrate enough sunlight to scorch paper. Our fire chief concentrated his men on the roof to fight the blaze.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • re´con|cen|tra´tion — re|con|cen|trate «ree KON suhn trayt», transitive verb, trat|ed, trat|ing. 1. to concentrate again. 2. to bring (forces) together at some point: »to reconcentrate troops before an offensive. –re´con|cen|tra´tion …   Useful english dictionary

  • con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… …   English syllables

  • trate — ad·min·is·trate; an·gus·ti·ros·trate; ar·bi·trate; cal·ci·trate; con·trate; cul·trate; di·op·trate; fe·nes·trate; im·pe·trate; lus·trate; mag·is·trate; mag·is·trate·ship; mi·trate; or·ches·trate; pen·e·trate; per·lus·trate; per·pe·trate;… …   English syllables

  • concentrate — con·cen·trate …   English syllables

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  • concentrate — con|cen|trate1 [ kansənə,treıt ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive to give all your attention to the thing you are doing: I was sleeping badly and finding it hard to concentrate. concentrate on: Stop talking and concentrate on your work. a )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • concentrate — con•cen•trate [[t]ˈkɒn sənˌtreɪt[/t]] v. trat•ed, trat•ing, n. 1) to bring or draw to a common center; direct toward one point; focus: to concentrate one s attention on a problem[/ex] 2) to put or bring into a single place, group, etc.: The… …   From formal English to slang

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