concentrate

concentrate
[[t]kɒ̱ns(ə)ntreɪt[/t]]
♦♦♦
concentrates, concentrating, concentrated
1) VERB If you concentrate on something, or concentrate your mind on it, you give all your attention to it.

[V on n/-ing] It was up to him to concentrate on his studies and make something of himself...

[V on n/-ing] Water companies should concentrate on reducing waste instead of building new reservoirs...

At work you need to be able to concentrate...

[V n on n] This helps you to be aware of time and concentrates your mind on the immediate task.

2) VERB: usu passive If something is concentrated in an area, it is all there rather than being spread around.

[be V-ed in n] Italy's industrial districts are concentrated in its north-central and north-eastern regions...

[be V-ed in n] Most development has been concentrated in and around cities. [Also be V-ed adv]

3) N-MASS Concentrate is a liquid or substance from which water has been removed in order to make it stronger, or to make it easier to store.

...orange juice made from concentrate.

4) PHRASE: V and N inflect If you say that an unpleasant fact or situation concentrates someone's mind, you mean that it makes them think clearly, because they are aware of the serious consequences if they do not.

A term in prison will concentrate his mind wonderfully.


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  • concentrate — UK US /ˈkɒnsəntreɪt/ verb [I or T] ► to give all of your attention to one particular activity, subject, or problem: concentrate on sth »The corporation is selling off its restaurant chain to concentrate on its core retailing business. concentrate …   Financial and business terms

  • 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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • concentrate — [v1] think about closely apply, attend, be engrossed in, bring to bear, brood over, center, consider closely, contemplate, crack one’s brains*, direct attention, establish, examine, fixate, fix attention, focus, focus attention, get on the beam* …   New thesaurus

  • concentrate — [kän′sən trāt΄] vt. concentrated, concentrating [< CONCENTER + ATE1] 1. to bring to, or direct toward, a common center 2. to collect or focus (one s thoughts, efforts, etc.) 3. to increase the strength, density, or intensity of vi …   English World dictionary

  • concentrate — I (consolidate) verb accumulate, agglomerate, aggregate, amass, assemble, bring into a small compass, bring toward a central point, center, centralize, cluster, coalesce, collect, combine, compact, compress, concenter, condense, congest,… …   Law dictionary

  • concentrate on — index focus, occupy (engage), specialize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • concentrate — (v.) 1630s, to bring or come to a common center, from concenter (1590s), from It. concentrare, from L. com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + centrum center (see CENTER (Cf. center)). Meaning condense is from 1680s. Sense of mentally focus is c.1860 …   Etymology dictionary

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