concentratedadj
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. 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]
5. reduced to a
stronger or
more concentrated form; "condensed milk"; "concentrated
sulfuric acid"
[syn: condensed] [ant: uncondensed]
(
imp. & p. p.)
of Concentrate Â
Adjective1.
gathered together or
made less diffuse; "their
concentrated efforts"; "his
concentrated attention"; "concentrated study"; "a
narrow thread of
concentrated ore" (antonym)
distributed (similar) accumulated, amassed, assembled, collected, congregate,
massed (see-also) compact2. of or
relating to a
solution whose dilution has been reduced (similar) undiluted3.
intensely focused; "her
concentrated passion held them at bay" (similar) intense4.
being the most concentrated solution possible at a
given temperature;
unable to
dissolve still more of a substance; "a
saturated solution" (synonym)
saturated (similar) supersaturated
Noun1.
the desired mineral that is
left after impurities have been removed from mined ore (synonym)
dressed ore (hypernym) ore2. a
concentrated form of a foodstuff;
the bulk is
reduced by
removing water (hypernym) foodstuff,
food product (hyponym)
tomato concentrate (derivation)
boil down, reduce, decoct3. a
concentrated example; "the
concentrate of
contemporary despair" (hypernym) prototype, paradigm, epitome, image
Verb1.
make (the
solvent of a solution)
dense or
denser (hypernym)
change state,
turn (derivation) concentration2.
direct one's attention on something; "Please
focus on
your studies and not on
your hobbies" (synonym) focus, center, centre, pore,
rivet (hypernym) think, cogitate,
cerebrate (hyponym) steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb,
soak up (verb-group)
rivet (derivation) concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion3.
make central; "The
russian government centralized the distribution of food" (synonym) centralize,
centralise (antonym) decentralize, deconcentrate,
decentralise (hypernym) change, alter, modify4.
make more concise; "condense
the contents of a
book into a summary" (synonym) digest,
condense (hypernym) abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract,
reduce (hyponym) encapsulate, capsule, capsulize,
capsulise (derivation) concentration5.
draw together or
meet in
one common center; "These
groups concentrate in
the inner cities" (hypernym)
converge (derivation) concentration, density, denseness, compactness6.
compress or concentrate; "Congress
condensed the three-year
plan into a six-month plan" (synonym) condense,
contract (hypernym) change, alter,
modify (verb-group)
condense (derivation) concentration7. be
cooked until very little liquid is left; "The
sauce should reduce to
one cup" (synonym)
boil down, reduce,
decoct (hypernym) decrease, diminish, lessen,
fall (derivation)
concentration (classification) cooking, cookery, preparation8.
cook until very little liquid is left; "The
cook reduced the sauce by
boiling it
for a
long time" (synonym) reduce,
boil down (hypernym) decrease, lessen,
minify (derivation)
concentration (classification) cooking, cookery, preparation
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