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- [kon-suh n-treyt]
- /ˈkɒn sənˌtreɪt/
- /ˈkɒnsntreɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kon-suh n-treyt]
- /ˈkɒn sənˌtreɪt/
Definitions of concentrate word
- verb concentrate If you concentrate on something, or concentrate your mind on it, you give all your attention to it. 3
- verb concentrate If something is concentrated in an area, it is all there rather than being spread around. 3
- variable noun concentrate 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. 3
- verb concentrate to come or cause to come to a single purpose or aim 3
- verb concentrate to make or become denser or purer by the removal of certain elements, esp the solvent of a solution 3
- verb concentrate to remove rock or sand from (an ore) to make it purer 3
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Origin of concentrate
First appearance:
before 1630 One of the 42% oldest English words
1630-40; concentr(ic) + -ate2; compare French concentrer, Italian concentrare
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Concentrate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
concentrate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for concentrate
verb concentrate
- intensify — to make intense or more intense.
- focus — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- fixate — to fix; make stable or stationary.
- settle — to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
- put — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
noun concentrate
- distillate — the product obtained from the condensation of vapors in distillation.
- quintessence — the pure and concentrated essence of a substance.
Antonyms for concentrate
verb concentrate
- unsettle — to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- scatter — to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
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