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concentrate definition

con·cen·trate (känsən trāt′)

transitive verb concentrated -·trat′ed, concentrating -·trat′·ing

  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

Etymology: < concenter + -ate

intransitive verb

  1. to come to or toward a common center
  2. to direct one's thoughts or efforts; fix one's attention (on or upon)
  3. to increase in strength, density, or intensity

noun

a substance that has been concentrated; specif., a liquid that has been made denser, as by the removal of some of its water orange-juice concentrate

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