"concentrate" | Definition and Related Words

concentrate

Noun

The desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore (synset 114861676)
is a type of: ore - a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined

same as: dressed ore
A concentrated form of a foodstuff;
The bulk is reduced by removing water (synset 107582955)
is a type of: food product, foodstuff - a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
subtypes:
- tomato concentrate - a concentrated form of tomatoes
- evaporated milk - milk concentrated by evaporation
- frozen orange juice, orange-juice concentrate - orange juice that has been concentrated and frozen
A concentrated example of something (synset 105946596)
"the concentrate of contemporary despair"

is a type of: epitome, image, paradigm, prototype - a standard or typical example

Verb

Make denser, stronger, or purer (synset 200238397)
"concentrate juice"

is a type of: change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
Direct one's attention on something (synset 200724156)
"Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

is a type of: cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
subtypes:
- absorb, engross, engulf, immerse, plunge, soak up, steep - devote (oneself) fully to
- recall - cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression
- think - focus one's attention on a certain state
- zoom in - examine closely; focus one's attention on
- hear, listen, take heed - listen and pay attention
same as: center, centre, focus, pore, rivet

verb group: rivet - hold (someone's attention)
Make central (synset 200406161)
"The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"

is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

same as: centralise, centralize
Make more concise (synset 200245511)
"condense the contents of a book into a summary"

is a type of: abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
subtypes:
- capsule, capsulise, capsulize, encapsulate - put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
- telescope - make smaller or shorter
same as: condense, digest
Draw together or meet in one common center (synset 202036779)
"These groups concentrate in the inner cities"

is a type of: converge - move or draw together at a certain location
Compress or concentrate (synset 200365841)
"Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"

is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

same as: condense, contract

verb group: condense - become more compact or concentrated
Be cooked until very little liquid is left (synset 200238145)
"The sauce should reduce to one cup"

referred to in: cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

is a type of: decrease, diminish, fall, lessen - decrease in size, extent, or range

same as: boil down, decoct, reduce
Cook until very little liquid is left (synset 200237885)
"The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"

referred to in: cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

is a type of: decrease, lessen, minify - make smaller

same as: boil down, reduce

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