concentrate

Intensified liquid extract

Concentrate means to focus attention or effort on a single point: I can't concentrate with all this noise.

It also means to gather or collect in one place: Power concentrated in the capital.

As a verb in chemistry and cooking, concentrate removes water or diluting substances, making something stronger or more intense.

The noun concentrate is the resulting product—orange juice concentrate, protein concentrate.

To concentrate troops is to mass them in one location.

intensify

amplify

Increase in strength

strengthen · deepen · reinforce · magnify · escalate · augment · redouble · fortify · consolidate · invigorate

focus

attention

Focused mental awareness

  • focusConcentrated attention point
  • heedGive careful attention
  • awarenessState of perceiving reality

mindfulness · vigilance · alertness · observation · scrutiny · engagement · absorption · involvement · contemplation · deliberation

extract

essence

Fundamental nature of something

syrup · stock · bouillon · paste · puree · powder · frozen · reconstitute · dilute · undiluted

think

ponder

Think deeply about

cogitate · muse · deliberate · meditate · ruminate · weigh · examine · brainstorm · mull · think

gather

assemble

Join parts together

amass · collect · centralize · consolidate · accumulate · mass · marshal · rally · pool · aggregate

ore

mineral

Naturally formed crystalline solid

processing · tailings · copper · gold · zinc · iron · flotation · leaching · extraction · enrichment

juice

orange

Citrus with segments

grape · lemon · lime · tomato · pineapple · reconstituted · fruit punch · lemonade · squash · cordial

Categories
Opposites
mental attention

concentratedaydream

Conscious fantasy while awake

zone out · lose focus · drift · space out · wander

physical gathering/distribution

concentratedisperse

Cause to spread apart

scatter · decentralize · decentralise · spread · dissipate

substance density/strength

concentratedilute

Reduce by adding solvent

water down · thin · weaken · cut · adulterate

Phrases
Family

concentration, concentrated, concentrating, concentrates, concentrations, concentrator, concentrators, overconcentration

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