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Word: Concentrate
Speech Type: Verb
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘bring towards a centre’): Latinized form of concentre, or from French concentrer ‘to concentrate’. concentrate (sense 1 of the verb) dates from the early 20th century
ˈkɒnsntreɪt
ˈkɒnsɛntreɪt
focus all one's attention on a particular object or activity
Short Definition:focus one's attention
Examples:- she couldn't concentrate on the film
- a threatened tax rise concentrates the mind wonderfully
gather (people or things) together in a common location
Short Definition:gather people or things together
Examples:- the nation's wealth was concentrated in the hands of the governing elite
increase the strength or proportion of (a substance or solution) by removing or reducing the other diluting agent or by selective accumulation of atoms or molecules
Short Definition:increase strength of solution
Examples:- plants and microorganisms can concentrate metals from the environment
Word: Concentrate
Speech Type: Noun
ˈkɒnsntreɪt
ˈkɒnsɛntreɪt
a substance made by removing or reducing the diluting agent; a concentrated form of something
Short Definition:concentrated form of something
Examples:- apple juice concentrate
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