01 v. t. 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 …
imp. & p. p.
Concentrated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Concentrating
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1.
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.“(He) concentrated whole force at his own camp.” — Motley.
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2.
To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense; as, to concentrate acid by evaporation; to concentrate by washing; -- opposed to dilute.“Spirit of vinegar concentrated and reduced to its greatest strength.” — Arbuthnot.
Syn.
To combine; to condense; to consolidate.