adjective
                                                gathered together or made less diffuse
                                                
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                                                                                                        - their concentrated efforts
- his concentrated attention
- concentrated study
- a narrow thread of concentrated ore
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                of or relating to a solution whose dilution has been reduced
                                                
                                                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                intensely focused
                                                
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                                                                                                        - her concentrated passion held them at bay
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
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                                                adjective
                                                being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature
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                                                                                                        - unable to dissolve still more of a substance
- a saturated solution
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore
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                                                noun
                                                a concentrated form of a foodstuff
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                                                                                                        - the bulk is reduced by removing water
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                a concentrated example of something
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                                                                                                        - the concentrate of contemporary despair
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                make denser, stronger, or purer
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                                                                                                        - concentrate juice
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                direct one's attention on something
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                                                                                                        - Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                make central
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                                                                                                        - The Russian government centralized the distribution of food
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                make more concise
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                                                                                                        - condense the contents of a book into a summary
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                draw together or meet in one common center
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                                                                                                        - These groups concentrate in the inner cities
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                compress or concentrate
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                                                                                                        - Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                be cooked until very little liquid is left
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                                                                                                        - The sauce should reduce to one cup
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                cook until very little liquid is left
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                                                                                                        - The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time