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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