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To concentrate is defined as to focus, bring to a common center or increase the strength of.

(verb)

An example of to concentrate is focusing your energy on healing.
An example of to concentrate is to bring three lanes of traffic into one lane of traffic.
An example of to concentrate is to boil balsamic vinegar until it is a thick, strong tasting syrup.

See concentrate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb concentrated, concentrating

to bring to, or direct toward, a common center
to collect or focus (one's thoughts, efforts, etc.)
to increase the strength, density, or intensity of

Origin: < concenter + -ate

intransitive verb

to come to or toward a common center
to direct one's thoughts or efforts; fix one's attention (on or upon)
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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concentrator noun

See concentrate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb con·cen·trat·ed, con·cen·trat·ing, con·cen·trates

verb, transitive

a. To direct or draw toward a common center; focus.
b. To bring into one main body: Authority was concentrated in the president.
To make (a solution or mixture) less dilute.

verb, intransitive

a. To converge toward or meet in a common center.
b. To increase by degree; gather: “Dusk began to concentrate into full night” (Anthony Hyde).
To direct one's thoughts or attention: We concentrated on the task before us.

noun

A product that has been concentrated, especially a food that has been reduced in volume or bulk by the removal of liquid: pineapple juice concentrate.

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Origin: From concenter

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