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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Concentrate \Con*cen"trate\ (? or ?), v. i.
     To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate; as,
     population tends to concentrate in cities.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Concentrate \Con*cen"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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              (He) concentrated whole force at his own camp.
                                                    --Motley.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Spirit of vinegar concentrated and reduced to its
              greatest strength.                    --Arbuthnot.
  
     Syn: To combine; to condense; to consolidate.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Concentrate \Con*cen"trate\ (? or ?), v. i.
     To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate; as,
     population tends to concentrate in cities.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Concentrate \Con*cen"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 WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  concentrate
       n 1: the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been
            removed from mined ore [syn: dressed ore]
       2: a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by
          removing water
       3: a concentrated example; "the concentrate of contemporary
          despair"
       v 1: make (the solvent of a solution) dense or denser
       2: direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your
          studies and not on your hobbies" [syn: focus, center,
          centre, pore, rivet]
       3: make central; "The Russian government centralized the
          distribution of food" [syn: centralize, centralise]
          [ant: decentralize, decentralize, decentralize]
       4: make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a
          summary" [syn: digest, condense]
       5: draw together or meet in one common center; "These groups
          concentrate in the inner cities"
       6: compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year
          plan into a six-month plan" [syn: condense, contract]
       7: be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce
          should reduce to one cup" [syn: boil down, reduce, decoct]
       8: cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the
          sauce by boiling it for a long time" [syn: reduce, boil
          down]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  concentrate
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 (μτβ) συγκεντρώνω
     2 (μτβ) συμπυκνώνω
     3 (αμτβ) συγκεντρώνομαι (π.χ. για ένα πλήθος)
     4 (αμτβ) συγκεντρώνομαι (συγκεντρώνω το μυαλό μου)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  concentrate
     n.
     A substance that is in a condensed form.
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To bring to, or direct toward, a common
  center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.
     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.
     3 To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate.
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: concentrar)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  concentrate
     n.
     A substance that is in a condensed form.
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To bring to, or direct toward, a common
  center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.
     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.
     3 To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  concentrate
     n.
     A substance that is in a condensed form.
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To bring to, or direct toward, a common
  center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.
     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.
     3 To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate.
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: concentrar)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  concentrate
     n.
     A substance that is in a condensed form.
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To bring to, or direct toward, a common
  center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.
     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.
     3 To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate.
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: concentrar)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  concentrate
     Italia vb.
     (it-v-taivm 1 c oncentr ate)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  concentrate
     Engelska vb.
     koncentrera

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Concentrate /kˈɒnsəntɹˌeɪt/
  المركز

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  concentrate //ˈkɑn.sən.tɹeɪt// //ˈkɒn.sən.tɹeɪt// 
  концентрат
  A substance that is in a condensed form

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  concentrate //ˈkɑn.sən.tɹeɪt// //ˈkɒn.sən.tɹeɪt// 
  1. съсредоточавам
  approach or meet in a common center
  2. концентрирам, насочвам към общ център
  bring to, or direct toward, a common center
  3. концентрирам
  increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore