concentrate

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/ˈkɒn.sən.tɹeɪt/ English

Definitions

To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.“to concentrate rays of light into a focus”
To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense.“to concentrate acid by evaporation”
To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate.“Population tends to concentrate in cities.”
To focus one's thought or attention (on).“Let me concentrate!”