CONCENTRATE

v. 1 focus, direct, centre, centralize, converge, consolidate The council concentrated its efforts on refurbishing the schools 2 condense, reduce, distil, intensify, refine, strengthen The sap of the sugar maple is concentrated by boiling 3 gather, collect, congregate, draw or bring together, crowd, cluster, group Much of the population is concentrated around the large cities 4 think, focus one's thoughts or attention, apply oneself I cannot concentrate with the radio on