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['konsəntreit]1) (to give all one's energies, attention etc to one thing: I wish you'd concentrate (on what I'm saying).) einbeita sér2) (to bring together in one place: He concentrated his soldiers at the gateway.) safna eða beina á einn stað3) (to make (a liquid) stronger by boiling to reduce its volume.) þétta•- concentration
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Concentrate — Con*cen trate (? or ?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Concentrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Concentrating}.] [Pref. con + L. centrum center. Cf. {Concenter}.] 1. To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
concentrate — [kän′sən trāt΄] vt. concentrated, concentrating [< CONCENTER + ATE1] 1. to bring to, or direct toward, a common center 2. to collect or focus (one s thoughts, efforts, etc.) 3. to increase the strength, density, or intensity of vi … English World dictionary
concentrate — con|cen|trate1 W2S2 [ˈkɔnsəntreıt US ˈka:n ] v [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: con + Latin centrum center ] 1.) to think very carefully about something that you are doing →↑concentration ▪ Now please concentrate. ▪ Adrian was finding it difficult to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
concentrate — 1 verb 1 (I) to think very carefully about something that you are doing: Keep the noise down will you I m trying to concentrate. (+ on): She was too distracted to concentrate properly on her book. 2 be concentrated on/in/around etc to be present… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
concentrate — [[t]kɒ̱ns(ə)ntreɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ concentrates, concentrating, concentrated 1) VERB If you concentrate on something, or concentrate your mind on it, you give all your attention to it. [V on n/ ing] It was up to him to concentrate on his studies and… … English dictionary
Concentrate — For the 1958 screenplay, see Concentrate (screenplay). For business, see Concentrate Design. For other uses, see Concentration (disambiguation). A concentrate is a form of substance which has had the majority of its base component (in the case of … Wikipedia
concentrate — concentrative /kon seuhn tray tiv, keuhn sen treuh /, adj. concentrativeness, n. concentrator, n. /kon seuhn trayt /, v., concentrated, concentrating, n. v.t. 1. to bring or draw to a common center or point of union; converge; direct toward one… … Universalium
concentrate — con·cen·trate kän(t) sən .trāt, .sen vb, trat·ed; trat·ing vt 1 a) to bring or direct toward a common center or objective: FOCUS b) to accumulate (a toxic substance) in bodily tissues <fish concentrate mercury> 2) to make less dilute… … Medical dictionary
concentrate vs concentrated — The verb When you concentrate you direct all your efforts towards a particular activity, subject or problem. For example: You need to concentrate harder when you listen to something in another language. The adjective If something is… … English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words
concentrate — con•cen•trate [[t]ˈkɒn sənˌtreɪt[/t]] v. trat•ed, trat•ing, n. 1) to bring or draw to a common center; direct toward one point; focus: to concentrate one s attention on a problem[/ex] 2) to put or bring into a single place, group, etc.: The… … From formal English to slang
concentrate — 1. verb /kɒnt.sən.treɪt/ a) To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force. to concentrate rays of light into a focus b) To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a… … Wiktionary