English to English noun
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the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore |  | source: wordnet30
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a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water |  | source: wordnet30
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a concentrated example of something |  | Example: the concentrate of contemporary despair
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make denser, stronger, or purer |  | Example: concentrate juice
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direct one's attention on something |  | Example: Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
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make central |  | Example: The Russian government centralized the distribution of food
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make more concise |  | Example: condense the contents of a book into a summary
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draw together or meet in one common center |  | Example: These groups concentrate in the inner cities
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compress or concentrate |  | Example: Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan
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be cooked until very little liquid is left |  | Example: The sauce should reduce to one cup
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cook until very little liquid is left |  | Example: The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time
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To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force; to fix; as, to concentrate rays of light into a focus; to concentrate the attention. |  | source: webster1913
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To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate; as, population tends to concentrate in cities. |  | source: webster1913
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