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

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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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How to use concentrate in a sentence?

1. Mejury Tererai:

   Our request is that we need help with food so that our children are able to go to school and concentrate, last year we had a good harvest but this year we got very little. It was too hot and we received little rain.

2. Chief Executive Mark Schneider:

   You have to find focus and areas where you concentrate your efforts.

3. Chief Executive Per Utnegaard:

   We have to concentrate on what we're good at.

4. Kristalina Georgieva:

   We are more concerned about falling behind in relative terms than we are today concerned about debt levels, what we’re urging in Latin America is, please concentrate on the reforms that would bring more vibrancy to growth.

5. Jonathan Mitchell:

   It's [Autism has] prevented me from making a living or ever having a girlfriend. It's given me bad fine motor coordination problems where I can hardly write. I have an impaired ability to relate to people. I can't concentrate or get things done.