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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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, mass, or force; to fix; as, to concentrate rays of light into a focus; to concentrate the attention. [1913 Webster] (He) concentrated whole force at his own camp. --Motley. [1913 Webster] 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}. [1913 Webster] Spirit of vinegar concentrated and reduced to its greatest strength. --Arbuthnot. Syn: To combine; to condense; to consolidate. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: concentrated \concentrated\ adj. 1. Having a high density of (the indicated substance); as, a narrow thread of concentrated ore. Note: [Narrower terms: {undiluted} (vs. diluted)] [WordNet 1.5] 2. Gathered together or made less diffuse; as, their concentrated efforts; his concentrated attention. Opposite of {distributed} or {diffused}. Note: [Narrower terms: {bunched}, {bunchy}, {clustered}; {centered}, {centred}, {centralized}, {focused}; {undivided}] [Also See: {compact}.] [WordNet 1.5] 3. Intense; in an extreme degree; -- of mental phenomena; as, her concentrated passion held them at bay. [WordNet 1.5] 4. being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance. Opposite of {dilute} or {unsaturated}. Note: [Narrower terms: {supersaturated}] Syn: saturated. [WordNet 1.5] 5. reduced to a stronger or more concentrated form; as, concentrated sulfuric acid. Opposite of {diluted}. Syn: condensed. [WordNet 1.5] 6. characterized by intensity; especially when imposed from without; -- of actions; as, concentrated study. Syn: intensive. [WordNet 1.5] 7. characterized by mental concentration. Syn: intent. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: concentrated adj 1: gathered together or made less diffuse; "their concentrated efforts"; "his concentrated attention"; "concentrated study"; "a narrow thread of concentrated ore" [ant: {distributed}] 2: of or relating to a solution whose dilution has been reduced 3: intensely focused; "her concentrated passion held them at bay" 4: (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source [syn: {hard}, {concentrated}] [ant: {diffuse}, {diffused}, {soft}] 5: being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance; "a saturated solution" [syn: {saturated}, {concentrated}] [ant: {unsaturated}]