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CONCENTRATE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A concentrated example of something

Example:

the concentrate of contemporary despair

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("concentrate" is a kind of...):

epitome; image; paradigm; prototype (a standard or typical example)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("concentrate" is a kind of...):

food product; foodstuff (a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "concentrate"):

tomato concentrate (a concentrated form of tomatoes)

evaporated milk (milk concentrated by evaporation)

frozen orange juice; orange-juice concentrate (orange juice that has been concentrated and frozen)

Derivation:

concentrate (cook until very little liquid is left)

concentrate (be cooked until very little liquid is left)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

concentrate; dressed ore

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("concentrate" is a kind of...):

ore (a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined)

Derivation:

concentrate (make denser, stronger, or purer)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cook until very little liquid is left

Example:

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

Synonyms:

boil down; concentrate; reduce

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "concentrate" is one way to...):

decrease; lessen; minify (make smaller)

Domain category:

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

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

concentration (strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material)

concentration (increase in density)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Be cooked until very little liquid is left

Example:

The sauce should reduce to one cup

Synonyms:

boil down; concentrate; decoct; reduce

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "concentrate" is one way to...):

decrease; diminish; fall; lessen (decrease in size, extent, or range)

Domain category:

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

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

concentration (strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material)

concentration (increase in density)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Make denser, stronger, or purer

Example:

concentrate juice

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "concentrate" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

concentration (increase in density)

concentration (the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume)

concentration (strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material)

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

Sense 4

Meaning:

Make more concise

Example:

condense the contents of a book into a summary

Synonyms:

concentrate; condense; digest

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "concentrate" is one way to...):

abbreviate; abridge; contract; cut; foreshorten; reduce; shorten (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "concentrate"):

capsule; capsulise; capsulize; encapsulate (put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume)

telescope (make smaller or shorter)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

concentration (strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Compress or concentrate

Example:

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

Synonyms:

concentrate; condense; contract

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "concentrate" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Verb group:

condense (become more compact or concentrated)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

concentration (strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Make central

Example:

The Russian government centralized the distribution of food

Synonyms:

centralise; centralize; concentrate

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "concentrate" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

deconcentrate (make less central)

Sense 7

Meaning:

Direct one's attention on something

Example:

Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies

Synonyms:

center; centre; concentrate; focus; pore; rivet

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "concentrate" is one way to...):

cerebrate; cogitate; think (use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments)

Verb group:

rivet (hold (someone's attention))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "concentrate"):

absorb; engross; engulf; immerse; plunge; soak up; steep (devote (oneself) fully to)

recall (cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression)

think (focus one's attention on a certain state)

zoom in (examine closely; focus one's attention on)

hear; listen; take heed (listen and pay attention)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s on something

Derivation:

concentration (great and constant diligence and attention)

concentration (complete attention; intense mental effort)

Sense 8

Meaning:

Draw together or meet in one common center

Example:

These groups concentrate in the inner cities

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "concentrate" is one way to...):

converge (move or draw together at a certain location)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

concentration (bringing together military forces)

concentration (the spatial property of being crowded together)

Credits

 Context examples: 

A distillate composed of active and/or inert ingredient(s) extracted from plant or animal matter, and represented in concentrated form.

(Extract Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

Clinical signs include snoring, insomnia or hypersomnia, difficulty concentrating and fatigue.

(Central Sleep Apnea Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

A substance that is being studied in the prevention of cognitive dysfunction (slowed ability to think, reason, concentrate, or remember) in patients receiving chemotherapy.

(EGb761, NCI Dictionary)

JunoCam data has detected atmospheric wave trains, towering atmospheric structures that trail one after the other as they roam the planet, with most concentrated near Jupiter's equator.

(NASA's Juno Mission Detects Jupiter Wave Trains, NASA)

To make something thinner, weaker, less concentrated, or less pure by adding something to it.

(Dilute, NCI Dictionary)

Wilson's team concentrated on those equatorial areas, particularly with a 600-mile (1,000-kilometer) stretch of loose, easily erodible material between the northern lowlands and southern highlands along the Medusae Fossae Formation.

(A Fresh Look at Older Data Yields a Surprise Near the Martian Equator, NASA)

Deterioration in the ability to concentrate.

(Concentration Impairment, NCI Thesaurus)

For example, the salt in urine may become more concentrated when a person doesn’t drink enough water.

(Concentration, NCI Dictionary)

The act or process of concentrating, focusing the attention and mental energy on a single object to the exclusion of others.

(Attention Concentration, NCI Thesaurus)

A concentrate that usually requires dilution prior to oral administration.

(Concentrated Oral Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)