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English noun: concentrate | |||
| 1. | concentrate (substance) the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore | ||
| Synonyms | dressed ore | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ore | ||
| 2. | concentrate (food) a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | food product, foodstuff | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | evaporated milk, frozen orange juice, orange-juice concentrate, tomato concentrate | ||
| 3. | concentrate (cognition) a concentrated example of something | ||
| Samples | The concentrate of contemporary despair. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | epitome, image, paradigm, prototype | ||
English verb: concentrate | |||
| 1. | concentrate (change) make denser, stronger, or purer | ||
| Samples | Concentrate juice. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
| 2. | concentrate (cognition) direct one's attention on something | ||
| Samples | Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies. | ||
| Synonyms | center, centre, focus, pore, rivet | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s on something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cerebrate, cogitate, think | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | absorb, engross, engulf, hear, immerse, listen, plunge, recall, soak up, steep, take heed, think, zoom in | ||
| Verb group | rivet | ||
| 3. | concentrate (change) make central | ||
| Samples | The Russian government centralized the distribution of food. | ||
| Synonyms | centralise, centralize | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Antonyms | decentralise, decentralize, deconcentrate | ||
| 4. | concentrate (change) make more concise | ||
| Samples | Condense the contents of a book into a summary. | ||
| Synonyms | condense, digest | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | capsule, capsulise, capsulize, encapsulate, telescope | ||
| 5. | concentrate (motion) draw together or meet in one common center | ||
| Samples | These groups concentrate in the inner cities. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | converge | ||
| 6. | concentrate (change) compress or concentrate | ||
| Samples | Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan. | ||
| Synonyms | condense, contract | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Verb group | condense | ||
| 7. | concentrate (change) be cooked until very little liquid is left | ||
| Samples | The sauce should reduce to one cup. | ||
| Synonyms | boil down, decoct, reduce | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decrease, diminish, fall, lessen | ||
| Domain category | cookery, cooking, preparation | ||
| 8. | concentrate (change) cook until very little liquid is left | ||
| Samples | The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time. | ||
| Synonyms | boil down, reduce | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decrease, lessen, minify | ||
| Domain category | cookery, cooking, preparation | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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