Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To direct or draw toward a common center; focus.
- intransitive verb To bring into one main body.
- intransitive verb To make (a solution or mixture) less dilute.
- intransitive verb To converge toward or meet in a common center.
- intransitive verb To increase by degree; gather.
- intransitive verb To direct one's thoughts or attention.
- noun A product that has been concentrated, especially a food that has been reduced in volume or bulk by the removal of liquid.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Reduced to a pure or intense state; concentrated.
- noun That which has been reduced to a state of purity or concentration by the removal of foreign, non-essential, or diluting matter.
- . To bring or draw to a common center or point of union; cause to come close together; bring to bear on one point; direct toward one object; focus: both in literal and in figurative uses.
- Hence To intensify the action of, as by bringing it to bear upon one point; render more intense the properties of, as by removing foreign weakening or adulterating elements; specifically, in chem., to render more intense or pure by removing or reducing the proportion of what is foreign or inessential; rectify.
- In mining, to separate (ore or metal) from the gangue or rock with which it is associated in the lode. See
dress , 5 . - To approach or meet in or around a common point or center: as, the clouds rapidly concentrated in a dense mass.
- To become more intense or pure. See I., 2.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate.
- transitive verb To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force; to fix.
- transitive verb 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; ; -- opposed to
dilute .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive , (
intransitive ) To bring to, or direct toward, a commoncenter ; tounite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force. - verb To
increase thestrength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; tocondense ; -- opposed to dilute. - verb To approach or meet in a common center; to
consolidate . - verb intransitive To focus one's
thought orattention (on). - noun A substance that is in a condensed form.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore
- verb make central
- verb make more concise
- noun a concentrated example of something
- verb be cooked until very little liquid is left
- verb cook until very little liquid is left
- verb direct one's attention on something
- verb draw together or meet in one common center
- noun a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water
- verb compress or concentrate
- verb make denser, stronger, or purer
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Whey protein concentrate is just the powder that's left when the liquid whey is dried.
Whey Protein Steve Carper 2008
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But this popular milk alternative, made from whole soybeans or soy protein concentrate, is considered a nutritionally adequate alternative to cow's milk thanks to its protein content.
Archive 2007-03-01 Steve Carper 2007
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But this popular milk alternative, made from whole soybeans or soy protein concentrate, is considered a nutritionally adequate alternative to cow's milk thanks to its protein content.
Nondairy Milk Alternatives Steve Carper 2007
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For your exercise in this chapter, concentrate—and when I use the word concentrate, I mean all that the word implies; become so absorbed in the object of your thought that you are conscious of nothing else, and do this a few minutes every day.
The Master Key System Charles F. Haanel 2008
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For your exercise in this chapter, concentrate—and when I use the word concentrate, I mean all that the word implies; become so absorbed in the object of your thought that you are conscious of nothing else, and do this a few minutes every day.
The Master Key System Charles F. Haanel 2008
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For your exercise in this chapter, concentrate—and when I use the word concentrate, I mean all that the word implies; become so absorbed in the object of your thought that you are conscious of nothing else, and do this a few minutes every day.
The Master Key System Charles F. Haanel 2008
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Although one might hope that Robison would again concentrate more of her attention on the short story, the form in which I believe her best work is to be found, it neverthelesswill be interesting to seeif she can continue to apply her miniaturist skills tocompelling effect in whatever future novels she may write as well.
Dashed to the Ground 2009
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Although one might hope that Robison would again concentrate more of her attention on the short story, the form in which I believe her best work is to be found, it neverthelesswill be interesting to seeif she can continue to apply her miniaturist skills tocompelling effect in whatever future novels she may write as well.
November 2009 2009
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This concentrate is generally frozen and diluted while serving with chilled water.
Archive 2009-03-01 Anjali 2009
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Although one might hope that Robison would again concentrate more of her attention on the short story, the form in which I believe her best work is to be found, it neverthelesswill be interesting to seeif she can continue to apply her miniaturist skills tocompelling effect in whatever future novels she may write as well.
Narrative Strategies 2009
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