concentrate

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to give all your attention to one thing

   It's hard to concentrate when the room is so noisy.

2. 2
   verb

   to bring or gather things together in one place

   Most of the country's industry is concentrated in the north.

3. 3
   verb

   to make a liquid stronger or thicker by removing water

   The juice is concentrated before being frozen.

4. 4
   noun

   a substance made stronger by removing water, often a drink

   Add water to the orange concentrate before serving.

(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).

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