concentrate
11concentrate — vb 1 *center, focus, centralize Analogous words: fix, *set, settle, establish: muster, convoke, convene (see SUMMON) 2 *compact, consolidate, unify Analogous words: *gather, collect, assemble: mass, * …
12concentrate — I UK [ˈkɒns(ə)nˌtreɪt] / US [ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪt] verb Word forms concentrate : present tense I/you/we/they concentrate he/she/it concentrates present participle concentrating past tense concentrated past participle concentrated *** 1) a)… …
13concentrate — con|cen|trate1 W2S2 [ˈkɔnsəntreıt US ˈka:n ] v [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: con + Latin centrum center ] 1.) to think very carefully about something that you are doing →↑concentration ▪ Now please concentrate. ▪ Adrian was finding it difficult to… …
14concentrate — con|cen|trate1 [ kansənə,treıt ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive to give all your attention to the thing you are doing: I was sleeping badly and finding it hard to concentrate. concentrate on: Stop talking and concentrate on your work. a )… …
15concentrate — [[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… …
16concentrate — 1 verb 1 (I) to think very carefully about something that you are doing: Keep the noise down will you I m trying to concentrate. (+ on): She was too distracted to concentrate properly on her book. 2 be concentrated on/in/around etc to be present… …
17Concentrate — For the 1958 screenplay, see Concentrate (screenplay). For business, see Concentrate Design. For other uses, see Concentration (disambiguation). A concentrate is a form of substance which has had the majority of its base component (in the case of …
18concentrate — concentrative /kon seuhn tray tiv, keuhn sen treuh /, adj. concentrativeness, n. concentrator, n. /kon seuhn trayt /, v., concentrated, concentrating, n. v.t. 1. to bring or draw to a common center or point of union; converge; direct toward one… …
19concentrate — I. verb ( trated; trating) Etymology: com + Latin centrum center Date: 1641 transitive verb 1. a. to bring or direct toward a common center or objective ; focus < concentrate one s efforts > …
20concentrate — con·cen·trate kän(t) sən .trāt, .sen vb, trat·ed; trat·ing vt 1 a) to bring or direct toward a common center or objective: FOCUS b) to accumulate (a toxic substance) in bodily tissues <fish concentrate mercury> 2) to make less dilute… …
