Synonyms for concentrate
ˈkɒn sənˌtreɪt

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1. dressed ore, concentrate(noun)

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

   Synonyms:
   dressed ore

   Antonyms:
   deconcentrate, decentralise, decentralize

2. concentrate(noun)

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

   Synonyms:
   dressed ore

   Antonyms:
   deconcentrate, decentralise, decentralize

3. concentrate(verb)

   a concentrated example of something

   "the concentrate of contemporary despair"

   Synonyms:
   dressed ore

   Antonyms:
   deconcentrate, decentralise, decentralize

4. concentrate(verb)

   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, rivet(verb)

   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, concentrate(verb)

   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, concentrate(verb)

   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. concentrate(verb)

   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, contract(verb)

   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, concentrate(verb)

    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, concentrate(verb)

    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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. concentrate

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

   Antonyms:
   disperse, scatter, dismiss, decentralize

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. concentrate(v. a.)

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

2. concentrate(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   boil down, reduce by evaporation

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

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

How to use concentrate in a sentence?

1. Chief Executive Per Utnegaard:

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

2. Rafael Grossi:

   We tried to concentrate on what was achievable now.

3. Philip Bowcock:

   Clearly online is where we have to concentrate most.

4. Lindsey Vonn:

   I don’t look at the points, I concentrate on my skiing.

5. Kurt Vonnegut, slaughterhouse 5:

   Ignore the awful times, and concentrate on the good ones.

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