CONCENTRATES Synonyms: 181 Similar and Opposite Words

concentrates

verb

present tense third-person singular of concentrate

as in condenses

to increase the strength of (a substance in a mixture) by removing other substances prolonged boiling is required to concentrate the sap when making maple syrup

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as in focuses

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

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as in consolidates

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

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as in collects

to bring together in one body or place concentrate your forces on the right side of the battlefield

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as in gathers

to come together into one body or place recent immigrants tend to concentrate in port cities

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as in accumulates

to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass the ozone layer is concentrated 20 to 30 miles above the Earth's surface

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Recent Examples of concentrates Violent crime concentrates in poor neighborhoods, and largely because of our history, Black Americans are far more likely than white Americans to live in them. — Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026 But the power this concentrates in the hands of one corporation and person – SpaceX and Musk – has raised alarm bells. — Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026 But the latest release — though unlikely to materially affect the results of the upcoming election — once again concentrates attention on Tinubu’s time in the US. — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Just as a still concentrates a large batch of weak liquid into a smaller batch of strong stuff, AI distillation condenses a big model into a smaller one that, ideally, acts like the original. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026 That further concentrates power in an industry already run by just a handful of major players. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 Those concentrates can be up to 13 times stronger than morphine, and users risk addiction, liver damage, and seizures— or worse. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026 Dehydration during hot flashes concentrates sweat and intensifies its smell. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026 The column also presents the military leadership cuts as a reason for concern about the resilience of democratic institutions, especially if experienced leaders are removed while the administration concentrates power. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

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Paraphrasing generally restates the original information in different language while retaining the key ideas, whereas summarizing condenses the information into a shorter version.

— Ethan Stone, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
Headway condenses nonfiction and fiction books into 15-minute summaries that make key ideas easier to fit into your schedule.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of condenses

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The Republican candidate for lieutenant governor focuses on the frustration in some suburban neighborhoods about the state law that bypasses local zoning rules.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Personal legal responsibility focuses minds on safety, builds public trust and helps ensure that the race among AI leaders to come out on top doesn’t come at everyone else’s expense.

— Giorgos Tsetis, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of focuses

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Built with significant financial backing from the European Commission, the site consolidates four distinct technical installations into a single industrial processing line.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
For a compatible computer that needs both Windows and Office, the bundle consolidates two core purchases without adding monthly fees.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of consolidates

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This collects about 8,000 original documents and other elements linked to the house’s perfume and beauty archives, totaling about 5 percent of its full collection.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
After a dietary supplement goes to market, the FDA periodically inspects its manufacturing facilities and collects and tests some products.

— Andrew Yockey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of collects

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An agent that gathers records or checks for required information may operate with limited intervention.

— Heather Bassett, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
When a storm, usually fed by unusually warm water, suddenly gathers a lot of strength, sustaining winds that increase in speed by at least 35 mph (56 kph) in 24 hours, it is called rapid intensification.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of gathers

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The descent into crisis-club territory usually happens by degrees, a malaise that accumulates slowly as one poor performance follows another.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
This creates a point in the circular segment where tension accumulates, which in turn leads to the formation of a pointed edge.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of accumulates

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This reduces the turbulence around the suspension and in the trailer’s wake, and lowers the aerodynamic drag.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
There are studies suggesting that being on a regular training regimen reduces your risk of cancer recurrence.

— Samantha Ciaccia, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of reduces

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The firm manages the cable’s arrival on France’s Atlantic coast and integrates it into Europe’s terrestrial network.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
QuickBooks integrates with more than 800 popular platforms and applications, including Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Gusto, Mailchimp, PayPal, Salesforce, Shopify, Square, Stripe and Zapier.

— Dana Miranda, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026