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adjective
1.
applied with all one's attention, energy, etc.: their concentrated efforts to win the election.
2.
clustered or gathered together closely.
3.
treated to remove or reduce an inessential ingredient, especially liquid: concentrated orange juice.
Related forms
non·con·cen·trat·ed, adjective
su·per·con·cen·trat·ed, adjective
un·con·cen·trat·ed, adjective
un·con·cen·trat·ed·ly, adverb
well-con·cen·trat·ed, adjective
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Concentrated
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example Sentences
- He concentrated on this elaborate mantra for several minutes.
- The team set a trap baited with fresh penguin meat in an area where trained dogs had detected concentrated rodent scent.
- The professors simply concentrated on filling our heads with science.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
verb (used with object)
1.
to bring or draw to a common center or point of union; converge; direct toward one point; focus: to concentrate one's attention on a problem; to concentrate the rays of the sun with a lens.
2.
to put or bring into a single place, group, etc.: The nation's wealth had been concentrated in a few families.
3.
to intensify; make denser, stronger, or purer, especially by the removal or reduction of liquid: to concentrate fruit juice; to concentrate a sauce by boiling it down.
4.
Mining. to separate (metal or ore) from rock, sand, etc., so as to improve the quality of the valuable portion.
verb (used without object)
5.
to bring all efforts, faculties, activities, etc., to bear on one thing or activity (often followed by on or upon): to concentrate on solving a problem.
6.
to come to or toward a common center; converge; collect: The population concentrated in one part of the city.
7.
to become more intense, stronger, or purer.
noun
8.
Related forms
con·cen·tra·tive·ness, noun
con·cen·tra·tor, noun
non·con·cen·tra·tive, adjective
non·con·cen·tra·tive·ness, noun
EXPANDo·ver·con·cen·trate, verb, o·ver·con·cen·trat·ed, o·ver·con·cen·trat·ing.
pre·con·cen·trate, noun, verb, pre·con·cen·trat·ed, pre·con·cen·trat·ing.
re·con·cen·trate, verb, re·con·cen·trat·ed, re·con·cen·trat·ing.
un·con·cen·tra·tive, adjective
COLLAPSEAntonyms
1. dissipate, disperse. 5. diverge.
1. dissipate, disperse. 5. diverge.
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WordNet
| concentrated | |
adjective | |
| 1. | gathered together or made less diffuse; "their concentrated efforts"; "his concentrated attention"; "concentrated study"; "a narrow thread of concentrated ore" [ant: distributed] |
| 2. | of or relating to a solution whose dilution has been reduced |
| 3. | intensely focused; "her concentrated passion held them at bay" |
| 4. | (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source [syn: hard] [ant: diffuse] |
| 5. | being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance; "a saturated solution" [syn: saturated] [ant: unsaturated] |
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