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concentrate

/ˈkɒn.sən.tɹeɪt/
noun
  1. A substance that is in a condensed form.

verb
  1. To 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. 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.

    "to concentrate acid by evaporation"

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

    "Population tends to concentrate in cities."

Antonymsdilute

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