Synonyms for concentrate
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kon-suhn-treyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒn sənˌtreɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for concentrate Other synonyms for the word concentrate
- agglomerate
- aggregate
- amass
- assemble
- attend
- be engrossed in
- bring to bear
- brood over
- bunch
- center
- centralize
- coalesce
- collect
- compact
- compress
- congest
- conglomerate
- congregate
- consider closely
- constrict
- contemplate
- contract
- converge
- crack one's brains
- cramp
- crowd
- direct attention
- draw together
- embody
- examine
- fix attention
- focalize
- focus attention
- forgather
- garner
- get on the beam
- get to the meat
- give attention
- hammer
- hammer away at
- head trip
- heap
- heap up
- hoard
- huddle
- intensify
- knuckle down
- localize
- mass
- meditate
- muse
- muster
- narrow
- need
- occupy thoughts
- peruse
- pile
- ponder
- pour it on
- put
- put mind to
- rack one's brains
- reduce
- rivet
- ruminate
- salt away
- scrutinize
- set
- settle
- store
- strengthen
- study
- swarm
- sweat
- think hard
- unify
- weigh
- zero in
Définition of concentrate
Origin :- 1630s, "to bring or come to a common center," from concenter (1590s), from Italian concentrare, from Latin com- "together" (see com-) + centrum "center" (see center). Meaning "condense" is from 1680s. Sense of "mentally focus" is c.1860. Related: Concentrated; concentrating.
- verb think about closely
- verb gather, collect
- Darkness is quite unnecessary, but I think it helps one to concentrate.'
- Extract from : « Echoes of the War » by J. M. Barrie
- The narrowness serves to concentrate the strength and accelerate the work.
- Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
- But London thwarted her; in its atmosphere she could not concentrate.
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
- She shook her head, tried to concentrate her attention, and failed.
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
- He answered: "You're a clever little woman, but my motto's Concentrate."
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
- It took me two and I had to concentrate my thought by main strength even then.
- Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- When Mamie is around I cannot seem to concentrate on my playing.
- Extract from : « The Flying Cuspidors » by V. R. Francis
- Naturally, then, our play is to concentrate everything on getting it granted.
- Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
- The business had been expanding; they would now "concentrate."
- Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
- Just a single unrelated fact that I used with others to concentrate on.
- Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan
Antonyms for concentrate
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