concentrate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: concentrate	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for concentrate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
concentrate n the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore Synonym(s): dressed ore, concentrate a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water a concentrated example of something; "the concentrate of contemporary despair" v make denser, stronger, or purer; "concentrate juice" direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" Synonym(s): concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food" Synonym(s): centralize, centralise, concentrate Antonym(s): decentralise, decentralize, deconcentrate make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary" Synonym(s): digest, condense, concentrate draw together or meet in one common center; "These groups concentrate in the inner cities" compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan" Synonym(s): condense, concentrate, contract be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup" Synonym(s): boil down, reduce, decoct, concentrate cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time" Synonym(s): reduce, boil down, concentrate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Concentrate \Concen"trate\ (? [or] ?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Concentrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Concentrating}.] [Pref. con- + L. centrum center. Cf. {Concenter}.] 1. 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. (He) concentrated whole force at his own camp. --Motley. 2. 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}. Spirit of vinegar concentrated and reduced to its greatest strength. --Arbuthnot. Syn: To combine; to condense; to consolidate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Concentrate \Concen"trate\ (? [or] ?), v. i. To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate; as, population tends to concentrate* in cities.