concentrate

Noun

• a concentrated example of something
  • the concentrate of contemporary despair
    

• a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water

• the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore

Verb

• cook until very little liquid is left
  • The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time
    

• be cooked until very little liquid is left
  • The sauce should reduce to one cup
    

• compress or concentrate
  • Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan
    

• draw together or meet in one common center
  • These groups concentrate in the inner cities
    

• make more concise
  • condense the contents of a book into a summary
    

• make central
  • The Russian government centralized the distribution of food
    

• direct one's attention on something
  • Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
    

• make denser, stronger, or purer
  • concentrate juice
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  dressed ore , reduce , boil down , decoct , condense , contract , digest , centralize , centralise , focus , center , centre , pore , rivet
• Antonyms: 
  decentralize , deconcentrate , decentralise