concentrate (
http://definr.com/concentrate)
n 1: the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been
removed from mined ore [syn:
dressed ore]
2: a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by
removing water
3: a concentrated example; "the concentrate of contemporary
despair"
v 1: make dense or denser; of the solvent of a solution
2: focus one's attention on something; "Please focus on your
studies and not on your hobbies" [syn:
focus,
center,
centre,
pore,
rivet]
3: make central; "The Russian government centralized the
distribution of food" [syn:
centralize,
centralise]
[ant:
decentralize,
decentralize,
decentralize]
4: make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a
summary" [syn:
condense]
5: draw together or meet in one common center; "These groups
concentrate in the inner cities"
6: compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year
plan into a six-month plan" [syn:
condense,
contract]
7: be cooked until very little is left; as of sauces; "The
sauce should reduce to one cup" [syn:
boil down,
reduce,
decoct]
8: cook until very little liquid is left, as of sauces; "The
cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"
[syn:
reduce,
boil down]