Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Concentrate \Con*cen"trate\ (? or ?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Concentrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Concentrating}.] [Pref. con-
+ L. centrum center. Cf. {Concenter}.]
1. To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite
more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force; to
fix; as, to concentrate rays of light into a focus; to
concentrate the attention.
(He) concentrated whole force at his own camp.
--Motley.
2. 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; as, to concentrate acid by
evaporation; to concentrate by washing; -- opposed to
{dilute}.
Spirit of vinegar concentrated and reduced to its
greatest strength. --Arbuthnot.
Syn: To combine; to condense; to consolidate.
Source : WordNet®
concentrated
adj 1: gathered together or made less diffuse; "their concentrated
efforts"; "his concentrated attention"; "concentrated
study"; "a narrow thread of concentrated ore" [ant: {distributed}]
2: of or relating to a solution whose dilution has been reduced
3: intensely focused; "her concentrated passion held them at
bay"
4: being the most concentrated solution possible at a given
temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance;
"a saturated solution" [syn: {saturated}] [ant: {unsaturated}]