Synonyms for concentrate
ˈkɒn sənˌtreɪtcon·cen·trate

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1. concentrate

   Synonyms:
   assemble, converge, muster, congregate, convene, draw, conglomerate, condense, localize, centralize

   Antonyms:
   disperse, scatter, dismiss, decentralize

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1. dressed ore, concentratenoun

   the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore

   Synonyms:
   dressed ore

   Antonyms:
   deconcentrate, decentralise, decentralize

2. concentratenoun

   a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water

   Synonyms:
   dressed ore

   Antonyms:
   deconcentrate, decentralise, decentralize

3. concentrateverb

   a concentrated example of something

   "the concentrate of contemporary despair"

   Synonyms:
   dressed ore

   Antonyms:
   deconcentrate, decentralise, decentralize

4. concentrateverb

   make denser, stronger, or purer

   "concentrate juice"

   Synonyms:
   condense, center, rivet, decoct, centre, centralize, contract, boil down, pore, reduce, focus, centralise, digest

   Antonyms:
   decentralize, deconcentrate, decentralise

5. concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivetverb

   direct one's attention on something

   "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

   Synonyms:
   decoct, center on, concentrate on, focus, sharpen, centralise, focus on, concenter, contract, digest, revolve around, condense, focalise, centre, center, boil down, focalize, revolve about, reduce, rivet, pore, concentre, centralize

   Antonyms:
   deconcentrate, decentralise, decentralize

6. centralize, centralise, concentrateverb

   make central

   "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"

   Synonyms:
   condense, center, rivet, decoct, centre, centralize, contract, boil down, pore, reduce, focus, centralise, digest

   Antonyms:
   decentralise, decentralize, deconcentrate

7. digest, condense, concentrateverb

   make more concise

   "condense the contents of a book into a summary"

   Synonyms:
   decoct, reduce, condense, put up, stand, suffer, boil down, centralise, abide, support, stomach, digest, distill, brook, centre, center, stick out, tolerate, distil, rivet, contract, focus, endure, pore, bear, centralize

   Antonyms:
   decentralize, decentralise, deconcentrate

8. concentrateverb

   draw together or meet in one common center

   "These groups concentrate in the inner cities"

   Synonyms:
   condense, center, rivet, decoct, centre, centralize, contract, boil down, pore, reduce, focus, centralise, digest

   Antonyms:
   decentralize, deconcentrate, decentralise

9. condense, concentrate, contractverb

   compress or concentrate

   "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"

   Synonyms:
   digest, narrow, decoct, pore, get, cut, boil down, foreshorten, centre, rivet, press, center, focus, centralise, take, sign on, sign, sign up, distil, compress, shrink, abridge, reduce, condense, contract, squeeze, compact, undertake, distill, centralize, shorten, abbreviate, constrict

   Antonyms:
   decentralise, deconcentrate, decentralize

10. boil down, reduce, decoct, concentrateverb

    be cooked until very little liquid is left

    "The sauce should reduce to one cup"

    Synonyms:
    digest, bring down, decoct, pore, slim down, quash, boil down, foreshorten, cut back, trim down, rivet, thin out, center, focus, centralise, cut, trim back, trim, slenderize, cut down, tighten, subjugate, shrink, abridge, reduce, condense, contract, melt off, subdue, scale down, centre, deoxidize, shorten, dilute, slim, thin, come down, centralize, deoxidise, abbreviate, keep down, lose weight, repress

    Antonyms:
    decentralize, deconcentrate, decentralise

11. reduce, boil down, concentrateverb

    cook until very little liquid is left

    "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"

    Synonyms:
    digest, bring down, decoct, pore, slim down, quash, boil down, foreshorten, trim down, rivet, slim, center, focus, centralise, cut, trim back, trim, slenderize, cut back, cut down, subjugate, thin out, shrink, abridge, come down, condense, contract, melt off, subdue, scale down, centre, deoxidize, shorten, dilute, thin, reduce, centralize, deoxidise, abbreviate, keep down, lose weight, repress, tighten

    Antonyms:
    deconcentrate, decentralize, decentralise

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1. concentrateverb

   Synonyms:
   condense, bring into a small compass, bring toward a central point

2. concentrateverb

   Synonyms:
   boil down, reduce by evaporation

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. concentrateverb

   Synonyms:
   centralize, focus, consolidate, condense, rectify

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1. List of paraphrases for "concentrate":

   focus, concentrated, concentrates, concentration, concentrating, focusing, focused

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1. Jimmy Carter:

   I hope there is an age limit, you know, if I were just 80 years old, if I was 15 years younger, I dont believe I could undertake the duties that I experienced when I was president. For one thing, you have to be very flexible with your mind. You have to be able to go from one sector to another and concentrate on each one adequately.

2. Jacques Erni:

   We take a conservative approach and we have good experience and know-how in oil and gas and we prefer to concentrate on that side rather than going into sectors where we don't have the same expertise.

3. Steffen Seibert:

   It is our firm belief that questions of reparations and compensation have been legally and politically resolved, we should concentrate on current issues and, hopefully what will be a good future.

4. Mitch McConnell:

   Look, all of this puts the cart before the horse, you need, it seems to me, a lecture to concentrate on what the news is today. Not a leaked draft. But the fact that the draft was leaked.

5. Norman Vincent Peale:

   When you become detached mentally from yourself and concentrate on helping other people with their difficulties, you will be able to cope with your own more effectively. Somehow, the act of self-giving is a personal power-releasing factor.