Thesaurus: concentrate

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1. v. t. 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. v. t. 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. v. i. To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate; as, population tends to concentrate in cities.
4. n. the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore
5. n. a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water
6. n. a concentrated example of something
7. v. make denser, stronger, or purer
8. v. direct one's attention on something
9. v. make central
10. v. make more concise
11. v. draw together or meet in one common center
12. v. compress or concentrate