concentrated

UK: /ˈkɒns^əntreɪtɪd/

US: /ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪtəd/

US: (kon′sən trā′tid)

From the verb concentrate: (⇒ conjugate)

concentrated is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

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con•cen•tra•ted /ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪtəd/   adj. 

1. made thicker or more intense, as by reducing the amount of liquid:
   Mix three cans of water with the concentrated orange juice.
2. focused;
   intense:
   a concentrated barrage on the command headquarters.

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con•cen•trat•ed  (kon′sən trā′tid), adj. 

1. applied with all one's attention, energy, etc.:
   their concentrated efforts to win the election.
2. clustered or gathered together closely.
3. treated to remove or reduce an inessential ingredient, esp. liquid:
   concentrated orange juice.

• concentrate + -ed² 1680–90

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con•cen•trate /ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪt/   v., -trat•ed, -trat•ing, n. 
v. 

1. to direct (one's attention or efforts) to a point of focus: [no object; sometimes: ~ + on + object]
   I couldn't concentrate because the girls were fighting again. I couldn't concentrate on my work.
   [~ + object (+ on + object)]
   He concentrated his attention (on the problem of domestic violence).
2. to come to or toward a point, place, group, etc.:
   [no object] The population tended to concentrate in the cities.
3. [~ + object] to put or bring into a common center or single point, place, group, etc.:
   population concentrated in the industrial cities.
4. to (cause to) become more intense, as by removing or reducing the amount of liquid: [no object]
   The gravy thickened and concentrated in the microwave.
   [~ + object]
   Concentrate the gravy by boiling it.

n. [countable]

5. a concentrated form of something;
   product of concentration:
   Mix water with the juice concentrate.

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con•cen•trate  (kon′sən trāt′), v., -trat•ed, -trat•ing, n. 
v.t. 

1. to bring or draw to a common center or point of union; converge;
   direct toward one point;
   focus:
   to concentrate one's attention on a problem; to concentrate the rays of the sun with a lens.
2. to put or bring into a single place, group, etc.:
   The nation's wealth had been concentrated in a few families.
3. to intensify;
   make denser, stronger, or purer, esp. by the removal or reduction of liquid:
   to concentrate fruit juice; to concentrate a sauce by boiling it down.
4. Mining to separate (metal or ore) from rock, sand, etc., so as to improve the quality of the valuable portion.

v.i. 

5. to bring all efforts, faculties, activities, etc., to bear on one thing or activity (often fol. by on or upon):
   to concentrate on solving a problem.
6. to come to or toward a common center;
   converge;
   collect:
   The population concentrated in one part of the city.
7. to become more intense, stronger, or purer.

n. 

8. a concentrated form of something;
   a product of concentration:
   a juice concentrate.

• 1630–40; concentr(ic) + -ate²; compare French concentrer, Italian concentrare

con•cen•tra•tive  (kon′sən trā′tiv, kən sen′trə-), adj.  con′cen•tra′tive•ness, n. 
con′cen•tra′tor, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. See contract. 

Antonyms

• 1. dissipate, disperse.
• 5. diverge.

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concentrate / ˈkɒnsənˌtreɪt/ verb

1. to come or cause to come to a single purpose or aim: to concentrate one's hopes on winning
2. to make or become denser or purer by the removal of certain elements, esp the solvent of a solution
3. (intransitive) often followed by on: to bring one's faculties to bear (on); think intensely (about)

noun

1. a concentrated material or solution

Etymology: 17th Century: back formation from concentration, ultimately from Latin com- same + centrum centre

ˈconcenˌtrator noun