What is the meaning of concentrate?

noun

• The desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore.
  • synonyms: dressed ore
• A concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water.
• A concentrated example of something.
  • usage: "the concentrate of contemporary despair"

verb

• Make denser, stronger, or purer.
  • usage: "concentrate juice"
• Direct one's attention on something.
  • usage: "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
  • synonyms: focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
• Make central.
  • usage: "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"
  • synonyms: centralize, centralise
• Make more concise.
  • usage: "condense the contents of a book into a summary"
  • synonyms: digest, condense
• Draw together or meet in one common center.
  • usage: "These groups concentrate in the inner cities"
• Compress or concentrate.
  • usage: "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"
  • synonyms: condense, contract
• Be cooked until very little liquid is left.
  • usage: "The sauce should reduce to one cup"
  • synonyms: boil down, reduce, decoct
• Cook until very little liquid is left.
  • usage: "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"
  • synonyms: reduce, boil down