concentrate (noun)
1concentrate — ► VERB 1) (often concentrate on) focus all one s attention or mental effort on an object or activity. 2) gather together in numbers or a mass at one point. 3) focus on: concentrate your energy on breathing. 4) increase the strength of (a… …
2concentrate — (v.) 1630s, to bring or come to a common center, from concenter (1590s), from It. concentrare, from L. com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + centrum center (see CENTER (Cf. center)). Meaning condense is from 1680s. Sense of mentally focus is c.1860 …
3concentrate sprayer — noun : a power sprayer used to apply a highly concentrated pesticide in highly dispersed form usually by delivering it into a strong air blast generated by fans or blowers called also low gallonage sprayer, mist concentrate sprayer, speed sprayer …
4concentrate — I UK [ˈkɒns(ə)nˌtreɪt] / US [ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪt] verb Word forms concentrate : present tense I/you/we/they concentrate he/she/it concentrates present participle concentrating past tense concentrated past participle concentrated *** 1) a)… …
5concentrate — con|cen|trate1 [ kansənə,treıt ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive to give all your attention to the thing you are doing: I was sleeping badly and finding it hard to concentrate. concentrate on: Stop talking and concentrate on your work. a )… …
6concentrate — 1 verb 1 (I) to think very carefully about something that you are doing: Keep the noise down will you I m trying to concentrate. (+ on): She was too distracted to concentrate properly on her book. 2 be concentrated on/in/around etc to be present… …
7concentrate — I. verb ( trated; trating) Etymology: com + Latin centrum center Date: 1641 transitive verb 1. a. to bring or direct toward a common center or objective ; focus < concentrate one s efforts > …
8concentrate — verb 1》 (often concentrate on) focus all one s attention on something. 2》 bring together in numbers or a mass in one place. 3》 increase the strength of (a solution). noun a concentrated form of something, especially food. Derivatives concentrated …
9concentrate — 1. verb /kɒnt.sən.treɪt/ a) To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force. to concentrate rays of light into a focus b) To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a… …
10concentrate — 1. verb 1) the government concentrated its efforts Syn: focus, direct, center, centralize Ant: dissipate 2) she concentrated on the movie Syn: focus on, pay attention to …
