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concentrate
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concentrate
n.
extract (of a fruit or of foodstuff for example); distillation; product of concentration; concentrated example
v.
focus, pay attention; collect in one place; make stronger, make more intense; increase the strength of a substance
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Concentrate
A concentrate is a form of substance which has had the majority of its base component (in the case of a liquid: the solvent) removed. Typically, this will be the removal of water from a solution or suspension, such as the removal of water from fruit juice. One benefit of producing a concentrate is that of a reduction in weight and volume for transportation, as the concentrate can be reconstituted at the time of usage by the addition of the solvent.
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concentrate
Noun
1. the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore
(synonym) dressed ore
(hypernym) ore
2. a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water
(hypernym) foodstuff, food product
(hyponym) tomato concentrate
(derivation) boil down, reduce, decoct
3. a concentrated example; "the concentrate of contemporary despair"
(hypernym) prototype, paradigm, epitome, image
Verb
1. make (the solvent of a solution) dense or denser
(hypernym) change state, turn
(derivation) concentration
2. direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
(synonym) focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
(hypernym) think, cogitate, cerebrate
(hyponym) steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up
(verb-group) rivet
(derivation) concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion
3. make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"
(synonym) centralize, centralise
(antonym) decentralize, deconcentrate, decentralise
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
4. make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary"
(synonym) digest, condense
(hypernym) abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
(hyponym) encapsulate, capsule, capsulize, capsulise
(derivation) concentration
5. draw together or meet in one common center; "These groups concentrate in the inner cities"
(hypernym) converge
(derivation) concentration, density, denseness, compactness
6. compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"
(synonym) condense, contract
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(verb-group) condense
(derivation) concentration
7. be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup"
(synonym) boil down, reduce, decoct
(hypernym) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
(derivation) concentration
(classification) cooking, cookery, preparation
8. cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"
(synonym) reduce, boil down
(hypernym) decrease, lessen, minify
(derivation) concentration
(classification) cooking, cookery, preparation
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concentrare
v.
concentrate, focus, centre, center, gather
concentrato
adj.
concentrated, focused, centered; intensified, strengthened
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concentrar
v.
concentrate; consolidate; centralize; focus
concentrarse
v.
mass, concentrate
