[con.cen.trate] vb -trat.ed ; -trat.ing [com- + L centrum center] vt (1646) 1 a: to bring or direct toward a common center or objective: focus b: to gather into one body, mass, or force "power was concentrated in a few able hands" c: to accumulate (a toxic substance) in bodily tissues "fish ~ mercury"
2. a: to make less dilute "~ syrup" b: to express or exhibit in condensed form ~ vi 1: to draw toward or meet in a common center
2: gather, collect
3: to concentrate one's powers, efforts, or attention "~ on a problem" -- con.cen.trat.ed.ly adv -- con.cen.tra.tive adj
[2]concentrate n (1883) 1: something concentrated: as a: a mineral-rich product obtained after an initial processing of ore b: a food reduced in bulk by elimination of fluid "orange juice ~"
2: a feedstuff (as grains) relatively rich in digestible nutrients--compare fiber