Synonyms and Antonyms of concentrate
1
to increase the amount of (a substance in a mixture) by removing other substances
- prolonged boiling is required to concentrate the sap when making maple syrup
clarify, clean, cleanse, distill (also distil), flush, leach, purge, purify, refine
boil down, decoct, reduce
compact, harden, solidify
deepen, enhance, heighten, intensify
evaporate, extract, remove
enrich, fortify, richen, strengthen
reconcentrate, recondense
2
to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective
- a president who will try to concentrate public attention on the problems of inner cities
aim, direct, home (in on), hone in (on), level, nail, point, set, zero (in on)
attend, heed, mind
fixate (on), obsess (over)
refocus
3
to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control
- time to concentrate our efforts on the really important problems that confront us
coordinate, harmonize, integrate, orchestrate
blend, coalesce, combine, fuse, incorporate, merge, reduce
conjoin, join, link
assemble, collect, colligate, gather
reunify, reunite
4
to bring together in one body or place
- concentrate your forces on the right side of the battlefield
accumulate, amass, assemble, bulk (up), collect, congregate, constellate, corral, garner, gather, group, lump, pick up, round up
ball, batch, bunch, cluster, huddle
heap, pile, stack
band, brigade, muster, raise, rally
flock, herd, hive, pack, press, swarm, throng
combine, connect, join, link, merge, pool, unite
archive, arrange, collate, compile, organize, systematize
scrape (up or together)
re-collect, regather, regroup
5
to come together into one body or place
- recent immigrants tend to concentrate in port cities
