to concentrate

Examples

• All

• Migration of the elderly in the United States traditionally has been concentrated in a few destination communities.

  Academic text (1990)

• We were attempting to use concentrated bursts of energy to enhance the sensitivity of optical telescopes.

  Déjà Vu (2006)

• So what what that does is is really remove water and concentrate flavors.

• Increasing the temperature will basically cause the plant to concentrate its sugars in the fruit.

• I want you to take a deep breath and concentrate on your heartbeat.

  Fiction book (1991)

• It was a concentrated powder.

  Brick (2006)

• They'll take bone marrow and your blood, they'll concentrate and get those healing factors that your body most needs.

  Dr. Josh Axe

• To enhance the sensitivity of our system, urine samples were concentrated and dialyzed before inoculation.

  Academic text (2012)

• To make a stronger soup, you should concentrate the broth by simmering it to reduce the water content.

• When you concentrate the juice, it becomes a more potent flavor for your recipes.

Synonyms

R

to reduce

vsto concentrate

50 4.1

To boil or simmer a liquid until it becomes thicker

is broader, covering any method that makes a liquid denser

C

to condense

vsto concentrate

19 4.2

Turn from a gas into a liquid when cooled

focuses on removing water or elements to make a liquid denser rather than phase change

B

to boil down

vsto concentrate

3 3.8

Cook a liquid until much of its water goes away and it becomes thicker

is the general process of making denser, not only by cooking evaporation

R

to reconcentrate

vsto concentrate

• Specialized

8.6

To make a liquid stronger by removing water

is the general act of making a liquid denser without implying repetition

I

to inspissate

vsto concentrate

• Specialized

9.9

To become or make a liquid thicker by losing water

is the everyday term for making a liquid denser rather than a technical label

D

to decoct

vsto concentrate

• Specialized

9.9

Boil a plant or herb in water to make a strong liquid

is broader and not limited to extracting herbal essences or medicines

Antonyms

D

dilute

1 4.2

A liquid that is weaker after adding water

Phrasal Verbs

C

to concentrate on

279 3.1

Give your full attention to one activity or subject

Compounds

O

orange-juice concentrate

1 3.3

A thick frozen orange juice that you mix with water to drink

T

tomato concentrate

2.6

A thick red paste made by removing most water from tomatoes to add flavour

How Concentrated

to evaporate

45 3.5

to strengthen

327 3.0

to concentrate

83 4.4

to reduce

∞ 1.6

to dilute

28 3.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology