■ verb
1》 (often ~ on ) focus all one's attention on something.
2》 bring together in numbers or a mass in one place.
3》 increase the strength of (a solution).
■ noun a ~d form of something, especially food.
Derivatives
~d adjective
~dly adverb
concentrative adjective
concentrator noun
Origin
C17 (in the sense 'bring towards a centre'): Latinized form of concentre , or from Fr. concentrer 'to ~'.