Antonyms for concentrate
ˈkɒn sənˌtreɪtcon·cen·trate

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1. concentrate

   Antonyms:
   disperse, scatter, dismiss, decentralize

   Synonyms:
   assemble, converge, muster, congregate, convene, draw, conglomerate, condense, localize, centralize

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1. dressed ore, concentratenoun

   the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore

   Antonyms:
   deconcentrate, decentralise, decentralize

   Synonyms:
   dressed ore

2. concentratenoun

   a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water

   Antonyms:
   deconcentrate, decentralise, decentralize

   Synonyms:
   dressed ore

3. concentrateverb

   a concentrated example of something

   "the concentrate of contemporary despair"

   Antonyms:
   deconcentrate, decentralise, decentralize

   Synonyms:
   dressed ore

4. concentrateverb

   make denser, stronger, or purer

   "concentrate juice"

   Antonyms:
   decentralize, deconcentrate, decentralise

   Synonyms:
   condense, center, rivet, decoct, centre, centralize, contract, boil down, pore, reduce, focus, centralise, digest

5. concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivetverb

   direct one's attention on something

   "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

   Antonyms:
   deconcentrate, decentralise, decentralize

   Synonyms:
   decoct, center on, concentrate on, focus, sharpen, centralise, focus on, concenter, contract, digest, revolve around, condense, focalise, centre, center, boil down, focalize, revolve about, reduce, rivet, pore, concentre, centralize

6. centralize, centralise, concentrateverb

   make central

   "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"

   Antonyms:
   decentralise, decentralize, deconcentrate

   Synonyms:
   condense, center, rivet, decoct, centre, centralize, contract, boil down, pore, reduce, focus, centralise, digest

7. digest, condense, concentrateverb

   make more concise

   "condense the contents of a book into a summary"

   Antonyms:
   decentralize, decentralise, deconcentrate

   Synonyms:
   decoct, reduce, condense, put up, stand, suffer, boil down, centralise, abide, support, stomach, digest, distill, brook, centre, center, stick out, tolerate, distil, rivet, contract, focus, endure, pore, bear, centralize

8. concentrateverb

   draw together or meet in one common center

   "These groups concentrate in the inner cities"

   Antonyms:
   decentralize, deconcentrate, decentralise

   Synonyms:
   condense, center, rivet, decoct, centre, centralize, contract, boil down, pore, reduce, focus, centralise, digest

9. condense, concentrate, contractverb

   compress or concentrate

   "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"

   Antonyms:
   decentralise, deconcentrate, decentralize

   Synonyms:
   digest, narrow, decoct, pore, get, cut, boil down, foreshorten, centre, rivet, press, center, focus, centralise, take, sign on, sign, sign up, distil, compress, shrink, abridge, reduce, condense, contract, squeeze, compact, undertake, distill, centralize, shorten, abbreviate, constrict

10. boil down, reduce, decoct, concentrateverb

    be cooked until very little liquid is left

    "The sauce should reduce to one cup"

    Antonyms:
    decentralize, deconcentrate, decentralise

    Synonyms:
    digest, bring down, decoct, pore, slim down, quash, boil down, foreshorten, cut back, trim down, rivet, thin out, center, focus, centralise, cut, trim back, trim, slenderize, cut down, tighten, subjugate, shrink, abridge, reduce, condense, contract, melt off, subdue, scale down, centre, deoxidize, shorten, dilute, slim, thin, come down, centralize, deoxidise, abbreviate, keep down, lose weight, repress

11. reduce, boil down, concentrateverb

    cook until very little liquid is left

    "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"

    Antonyms:
    deconcentrate, decentralize, decentralise

    Synonyms:
    digest, bring down, decoct, pore, slim down, quash, boil down, foreshorten, trim down, rivet, slim, center, focus, centralise, cut, trim back, trim, slenderize, cut back, cut down, subjugate, thin out, shrink, abridge, come down, condense, contract, melt off, subdue, scale down, centre, deoxidize, shorten, dilute, thin, reduce, centralize, deoxidise, abbreviate, keep down, lose weight, repress, tighten

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1. concentrateverb

   Synonyms:
   centralize, focus, consolidate, condense, rectify

How to use concentrate in a sentence?

1. Hiroshi Matthews:

   I like that we meet in izakayas just to talk and don't have to worry about people shouting at the television or listening to the commentary, i am a big basketball fan but I prefer to watch games at home, where I can fully concentrate on them.

2. Andrew Carnegie:

   Concentrate; put all your eggs in one basket, and watch that basket...

3. Arun Jaitley:

   I would in future, for some time, like to keep away from any responsibility, this will enable me to concentrate on my treatment and health.

4. The Canadian government:

   The symptoms include dizziness, headaches and lack of ability to concentrate, amongst others, in some cases the symptoms have appeared to lessen in intensity, before reasserting themselves.

5. Paul Feig:

   It's a giant franchise and it's a big world, i completely understand wanting to create this whole (franchise) just like 'Star Wars' has. But for me, all I can concentrate on is my ladies and how much we're going to kick ass.

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