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1. concentrate - noun

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

Synonym(s): dressed_ore

Hypernym(s): ore




2. concentrate - noun

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

Hypernym(s): foodstuff, food_product




3. concentrate - noun

· a concentrated example of something; "the concentrate of contemporary despair"

Hypernym(s): prototype, paradigm, epitome, image




4. concentrate - verb

· make denser, stronger, or purer; "concentrate juice"

Hypernym(s): change_state, turn




5. concentrate - verb

· direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

Synonym(s): focus, center, centre, pore, rivet

Hypernym(s): think, cogitate, cerebrate




6. concentrate - verb

· make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"

Synonym(s): centralize, centralise

Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify

Antonym(s): deconcentrate




7. concentrate - verb

· make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary"

Synonym(s): digest, condense

Hypernym(s): abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce




8. concentrate - verb

· draw together or meet in one common center; "These groups concentrate in the inner cities"

Hypernym(s): converge




9. concentrate - verb

· compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"

Synonym(s): condense, contract

Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify




10. concentrate - verb

· be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup"

Synonym(s): boil_down, reduce, decoct

Hypernym(s): decrease, diminish, lessen, fall




11. concentrate - verb

· cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"

Synonym(s): reduce, boil_down

Hypernym(s): decrease, lessen, minify





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