concentrates

Directs mental energy

Concentrates works as both verb and noun around the idea of bringing things together or intensifying.

To concentrate is to focus mental attention: I can't concentrate with all this noise.

It also means to gather in one place: Wealth concentrates in few hands.

To concentrate a liquid is to remove water, making it stronger.

As a noun, concentrates are substances reduced to their essence—frozen orange juice concentrate, cannabis concentrates, mineral concentrates for smelting.

extract

juice

Extracted fruit liquid

  • pureeSmoothly blended food
  • pasteThick sticky substance
  • syrupThick sugar liquid

reduction · essence · distillate · tincture · powder · crystals · tomato paste · bouillon · stock · broth

focus

attention

Focused mental awareness

fixation · meditation · mindfulness · contemplation · immersion · dedication · determination · discipline · single-mindedness · perseverance

Categories
Opposites
mental attention

concentratesdaydreams

Idle waking thoughts

zones out · drifts · wanders · spaces out · drifts off

physical density/strength

concentratesdilutes

Reduces concentration by adding

waters down · weakens · thins · disperses · dissolves

spatial distribution

concentratesdisperses

Spreads widely apart

scatters · spreads · diffuses · distributes · disseminates

Phrases
Family

concentrate, concentration, concentrated, concentrating, concentrations, concentrator, concentrators, unconcentrated

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G