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• v  make denser, stronger, or purer
• v  direct one's attention on something
• v  make central
• v  make more concise
• v  draw together or meet in one common center
• v  compress or concentrate
• v  be cooked until very little liquid is left
• v  cook until very little liquid is left
• a  gathered together or made less diffuse
  their concentrated efforts
  his concentrated attention
  concentrated study
  a narrow thread of concentrated ore
• s  of or relating to a solution whose dilution has been reduced
• s  intensely focused
  her concentrated passion held them at bay
• a  (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
• a  being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance

• concentrate
• focus
• center
• centre
• pore
• rivet
• centralize
• centralise
• digest
• condense
• contract
• boil down
• reduce
• decoct
• hard
• saturated

• decentralize
• decentralise
• deconcentrate
• distributed
• soft
• unsaturated

News & Articles

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• Alec Wilkinson: Heather Dewey-Hagborg makes portraits from DNA.
  Amid the recent discourse over surveillance, a woman named Heather Dewey-Hagborg delivered a talk in Brooklyn called “Stranger Visions,” which was sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and by Genspace, a D.I.Y. bio lab on Flatbush Avenue. The talk concentrated on Dewey-Hagborg’ . . . (Subscription required.)
  June 24, 2013 - The New Yorker
• Not all eye allergies are eye allergies
  Ocular rosacea is associated with a chronic skin condition known as acne rosacea. The problem usually affects those with light skin, and is characterized by redness and bumps concentrated on the f...
  June 23, 2013 - Sampson Independent
• Man arrested for alleged possession of concentrated cannabis
  A 21-year-old Napa man was arrested Wednesday evening on suspicion of possessing concentrated cannabis, police said.
  June 21, 2013 - Napa Valley Register

Quotes

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• Bert van Marwijk in The Associated Press
  Uruguay is a strong side and we will have to be very concentrated,Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk said. "They are fighters, survivors."
• Michael Phelps in International Herald Tribune
  I knew Park is strong in the last 50 meters,Phelps said of the 400 free gold medalist, "so I knew I had to be fast and concentrated."
• Roger Federer in Bangkok Post
  I was pretty pleased with my performance,said Federer, a 10-time Grand Slam champion. "It was solid. I was very concentrated on my own service games, trying to get those through then hopefully put pressure on my opponent. I had to come up...