concentrated Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb make denser, stronger, or purer
   concentrate.
   
   • concentrate juice
2. verb direct one's attention on something
   center; centre; pore; focus; concentrate; rivet.
   
   • Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
3. verb make central
   centralize; concentrate; centralise.
   
   • The Russian government centralized the distribution of food
4. verb make more concise
   concentrate; condense; digest.
   
   • condense the contents of a book into a summary
5. verb draw together or meet in one common center
   concentrate.
   
   • These groups concentrate in the inner cities
6. verb compress or concentrate
   concentrate; condense; contract.
   
   • Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan
7. verb be cooked until very little liquid is left
   decoct; reduce; concentrate; boil down.
   
   • The sauce should reduce to one cup
8. verb cook until very little liquid is left
   boil down; concentrate; reduce.
   
   • The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time
9. adjective gathered together or made less diffuse
   
   • their concentrated efforts
   • his concentrated attention
   • concentrated study
   • a narrow thread of concentrated ore
10. adjective satellite of or relating to a solution whose dilution has been reduced
    
11. adjective satellite intensely focused
    
    • her concentrated passion held them at bay
12. adjective (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
    hard.
    
13. adjective being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance
    saturated.
    
    • a saturated solution

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