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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
concentrate \concen"trate\ ? or ?, v. t. imp. p. p.
concentrated; p. pr. vb. n. concentrating. pref. con-
+ l. centrum center. cf. concenter.
1. to bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite
more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force; to
fix; as, to concentrate rays of light into a focus; to
concentrate the attention.
1913 webster
he concentrated whole force at his own camp.
--motley.
1913 webster
2. to increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a
liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless
material; to condense; as, to concentrate acid by
evaporation; to concentrate by washing; -- opposed to
dilute.
1913 webster
spirit of vinegar concentrated and reduced to its
greatest strength. --arbuthnot.
syn: to combine; to condense; to consolidate.
1913 webster
see also:
concentrated concentrating concenter dilute
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