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Nouns (3)

concentrate

n. a concentrated example; "the concentrate of contemporary despair"

concentrate

n. a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water

dressed ore

n. the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore

Verbs (16)

concentrate

v. draw together or meet in one common center; "These groups concentrate in the inner cities"

make denser

v. make (the solvent of a solution) dense or denser

reduce, boil down

v. cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"

reduce, decoct, boil down

v. be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup"

contract, condense

v. make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary"

centralize, make central

v. make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"

center, centre, rivet, focus, pore

v. direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (157)

essence

n. any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted

infusion, extract

n. a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

tincture

n. a substances that colors metals

press, apply pressure to, apply force to

v. exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"

concentrate, make denser

v. make (the solvent of a solution) dense or denser

concentrate, centralize, make central

v. make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"

press, apply pressure to, apply force to

v. exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"

concentrate, centralize, make central

v. make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"

concentrate

v. draw together or meet in one common center; "These groups concentrate in the inner cities"

concentrate, centralize, make central

v. make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"

press, squeeze, contract, compress, compact, constrict, press together, squeeze together

v. squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"

encapsulate, condense

v. make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary"

consolidate

v. bring together into a single whole or system; "The town and county schools are being consolidated"

integrate, incorporate, make into a whole

v. make into a whole or make part of a whole; "She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal"

integrate, become one, become integrated

v. become one; become integrated; "The students at this school integrate immediately, despite their different backgrounds"

mix, unify, mingle, commix, amalgamate

v. to bring or combine together or with something else; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance"

compress, compact, pack together

v. make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data"

reduce, deoxidize, deoxidise, remove oxygen from

v. to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons

reduce

v. undergo meiosis; "The cells reduce"

reduce

v. reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site

consolidate

v. form into a solid mass or whole; "The mud had consolidated overnight"

streamline, contour economically, contour efficiently

v. contour economically or efficiently

center, centre, rivet, focus, pore, concentrate

v. direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

affiliate

v. join in an affiliation; "The two colleges affiliated"

consolidate

v. bring together into a single whole or system; "The town and county schools are being consolidated"

aggregate, combine

v. gather in a mass, sum, or whole

gather, garner, collect

v. assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"

collect, collate

v. to assemble in proper sequence; "collate the papers"

press, squeeze, contract, compress, compact, constrict, press together, squeeze together

v. squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"

encapsulate, condense

v. make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary"

contract, concentrate, condense

v. make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary"

integrate, incorporate, make into a whole

v. make into a whole or make part of a whole; "She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal"

integrate, become one, become integrated

v. become one; become integrated; "The students at this school integrate immediately, despite their different backgrounds"

focus, put into focus

v. cause to converge on or toward a central point; "Focus the light on this image"

focus, sharpen, put into focus

v. put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"

center, centre, move into the center

v. move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered"

streamline, contour economically, contour efficiently

v. contour economically or efficiently

press, apply pressure to, apply force to

v. exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"

concentrate, make denser

v. make (the solvent of a solution) dense or denser

concentrate

v. draw together or meet in one common center; "These groups concentrate in the inner cities"

examine, look at, take a look at, examine by sight

v. observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"

concentrate, centralize, make central

v. make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"

fix, fasten, secure, make fast, fix firmly

v. cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"

hold, restrain, confine, straiten

v. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"

aim, aspire, shoot for

v. have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal

aim, calculate, direct

v. specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

engineer, mastermind, organize, direct, orchestrate

v. plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"

funnel, move through a funnel, pour through a funnel

v. move or pour through a funnel; "funnel the liquid into the small bottle"

direct, send

v. cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation"

pour, cause to run

v. cause to run; "pour water over the floor"

review, survey, go over

v. hold a review (of troops)

scrutinize, take stock, size up, take a long hard look

v. to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror"

take, consider, look at, deal with

v. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"

zoom, whizz, whizz along, zoom along

v. move along very quickly

Synonyms (11)

zoom in on, pore over, examine closely

v. focus one's attention on

center, centre, revolve around, center on, focus on, center upon, concentrate on, revolve about

v. center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"

Antonyms (9)

increase

v. make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"

increase

v. become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"

part, separate, divide, come apart

v. come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"

scatter, break up, disperse

v. cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"

concentrate

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