1. concentrate, dressed ore

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

• dressed ore

2. concentrate

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

3. concentrate

a concentrated example of something

Example Sentences:
'the concentrate of contemporary despair'

4. concentrate

make denser, stronger, or purer

Example Sentences:
'concentrate juice'

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

direct one's attention on something

Example Sentences:
'Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies'

• center
• centre
• focus
• pore
• rivet

6. centralise, centralize, concentrate

make central

Example Sentences:
'The Russian government centralized the distribution of food'

• centralise
• centralize

7. concentrate, condense, digest

make more concise

Example Sentences:
'condense the contents of a book into a summary'

• condense
• digest

8. concentrate

draw together or meet in one common center

Example Sentences:
'These groups concentrate in the inner cities'

9. concentrate, condense, contract

compress or concentrate

Example Sentences:
'Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan'

• condense
• contract

10. boil down, concentrate, decoct, reduce

be cooked until very little liquid is left

Example Sentences:
'The sauce should reduce to one cup'

• boil down
• decoct
• reduce

11. boil down, concentrate, reduce

cook until very little liquid is left

Example Sentences:
'The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time'

• boil down
• reduce