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   Concentrate , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Concentrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Concentrating.] [Pref. con- + L. centrum center. Cf. Concenter.]
   To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force; to fix; as, to concentrate rays of light into a focus; to concentrate the attention.
   1913 Webster
   (He) concentrated whole force at his own camp.
   Motley.
   
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   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; as, to concentrate acid by evaporation; to concentrate by washing; -- opposed to dilute.
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   Spirit of vinegar concentrated and reduced to its greatest strength.
   Arbuthnot.
   Syn. -- To combine; to condense; to consolidate.
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   concentrated adj.
   Having a high density of (the indicated substance); as, a narrow thread of concentrated ore. [Narrower terms: undiluted (vs. diluted)]
   WordNet 1.5
   Gathered together or made less diffuse; as, their concentrated efforts; his concentrated attention. Opposite of distributed or diffused. [Narrower terms: bunched, bunchy, clustered; centered, centred, centralized, focused; undivided] [Also See: compact.]
   WordNet 1.5
   Intense; in an extreme degree; -- of mental phenomena; as, her concentrated passion held them at bay.
   WordNet 1.5
   being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance. Opposite of dilute or unsaturated. [Narrower terms: supersaturated]
   Syn. -- saturated.
   WordNet 1.5
   reduced to a stronger or more concentrated form; as, concentrated sulfuric acid. Opposite of diluted.
   Syn. -- condensed.
   WordNet 1.5
   characterized by intensity; especially when imposed from without; -- of actions; as, concentrated study.
   Syn. -- intensive.
   WordNet 1.5
   characterized by mental concentration.
   Syn. -- intent.
   WordNet 1.5
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