concentrate
noun
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a concentrated example of something“the concentrate of contemporary despair”
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a concentrated form of a foodstuff
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the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined oredressed ore
verb
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to cook until very little liquid is leftreduceboil down
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to be cooked until very little liquid is left“In order to make a jus, I concentrated the stock.”reducedecoctboil down
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to make denser, stronger, or purer“concentrate juice”
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to make more concise“You should concentrate your arguments.”digestcondense
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to compress or concentratecondense
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to make central“The audience concentrated its attention on the magician.”centralizecentralise
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to direct one's attention on something
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to draw together or meet in one common center“These groups concentrate in the inner cities.”