Concentrate Meaning
/ˈkɒn.sən.tɹeɪt/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.
verbTo 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.
Sentence Examples
They're making too much noise. I can't concentrate.
Turn off the television. I can't concentrate.
I can't concentrate with all that noise going on.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
To pass the exam, you must ____ on the lecture for hours.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I need total silence so I can thoroughly ____ on my difficult studies.
Word Origin & History
(early 17th century) From a Romance language, see French concentrer, Italian concentràre, Spanish concentrar; alternatively from Medieval Latin/New Latin concentrō + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare also earlier concentre and German konzentrieren. By surface analysis, con- + center (centr- in compounds) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Buried within the Mediterranean littoral are some seventy to ninety million tons of slag from ancient smelting, about a third of it concentrated in Iberia. This ceaseless industrial fueling caused the deforestation of an estimated fifty to seventy million acres of woodlands."
— 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, in Internal Combustion:
"The Group has recently concentrated on two main objectives, the implementation of a Code of Practice on minor station improvements and the preparation of a stock list of approved items of equipment for railway stations."
— 1962 October, Brian Haresnape, “Focus on B.R. passenger stations”, in Modern Railways, page 252:
"It is, when good, a concentrate yellow."
— 1758, Robert Dossie, The Handmaid to the Arts, volume I., page 114:
"Subtracting the liters of concentrate fluid required in the diluted operation."
— 2011, v. 80/1, Optimizing Use of Aircraft Deicing & Anti-icing Fluids (ACRP):
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CEFR Practice Quiz
To pass the exam, you must ____ on the lecture for hours.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I need total silence so I can thoroughly ____ on my difficult studies.