concentrate

English

/ˈkɒn.sən.tɹeɪt/, /ˈkɑn.sən.tɹeɪt/

verb
Definitions
  • (ambitransitive) To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.
  • 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.
  • To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate.
  • (intransitive) To focus one's thought or attention (on).

Etymology

Derived from French concentrer.

Origin

French

concentrer

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