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concentrate



I - noun
1. the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore (Freq. 3)
Syn:
dressed ore
Hypernyms:
ore
2. a concentrated form of a foodstuff;
the bulk is reduced by removing water (Freq. 1)
Hypernyms:
foodstuff, food product
Hyponyms:
tomato concentrate, evaporated milk, frozen orange juice, orange-juice concentrate
3. a concentrated example of something (Freq. 1)
- the concentrate of contemporary despair
Hypernyms:
prototype, paradigm, epitome, image

II - verb
1. make denser, stronger, or purer (Freq. 8)
- concentrate juice
Derivationally related forms:
concentration
Hypernyms:
change state, turn
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. make central (Freq. 4)
- The Russian government centralized the distribution of food
Syn:
centralize, centralise
Ant:
deconcentrate, decentralise (for: centralise), decentralize (for: centralize)
Derivationally related forms:
centralisation (for: centralise), centralization (for: centralize)
Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
3. direct one's attention on something (Freq. 4)
- Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
Syn:
focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
Derivationally related forms:
center (for: center), centering (for: center), focus (for: focus), focussing (for: focus), focusing (for: focus), concentration
Hypernyms:
think, cogitate, cerebrate
Hyponyms:
steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross,
absorb, soak up, recall, think, zoom in, listen,
hear, take heed
Verb Group:
rivet
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s on something
- Somebody ----s
4. make more concise (Freq. 2)
- condense the contents of a book into a summary
Syn:
digest, condense
Derivationally related forms:
concentration, condenser (for: condense), condensation (for: condense), digest (for: digest)
Hypernyms:
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut,
contract, reduce
Hyponyms:
encapsulate, capsule, capsulize, capsulise, telescope
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
5. draw together or meet in one common center (Freq. 1)
- These groups concentrate in the inner cities
Derivationally related forms:
concentration
Hypernyms:
converge
Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
6. compress or concentrate
- Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan
Syn:
condense, contract
Derivationally related forms:
contraction (for: contract), concentration, condensation (for: condense)
Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
Verb Group:
condense
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
7. be cooked until very little liquid is left
- The sauce should reduce to one cup
Syn:
boil down, reduce, decoct
Derivationally related forms:
concentration
Topics:
cooking, cookery, preparation
Hypernyms:
decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
8. cook until very little liquid is left
- The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time
Syn:
reduce, boil down
Derivationally related forms:
concentration
Topics:
cooking, cookery, preparation
Hypernyms:
decrease, lessen, minify
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

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