Concentrated

verb

/ˈkɒnsəntɹeɪtɪd/

Word Frequency: 19.2

Definitions

1.verbTo 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"

2.verbTo 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.

"to concentrate acid by evaporation"

3.verbTo approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate.

"Population tends to concentrate in cities."

4.verbTo focus one's thought or attention (on).

"Let me concentrate!"

5.adjectiveNot dilute; having a high concentration.

"We made a drink from concentrated orange juice."

6.adjectiveIntense; directed towards a specific location.

"The concentrated fire from the enemy destroyed our fortifications."