CONCENTRATING

Make denser, stronger, or purer

Example: "Concentrate juice"

Direct one's attention on something

Example: "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

• center  8
• centre  8
• focus  10
• pore  6
• rivet  8

• cerebrate  13
• cogitate  11
• think  12

• absorb  10
• engross  8
• engulf  10
• immerse  11
• • plunge  9
  • soak up
  • steep  7
  • recall  8
  • think  12
  • zoom in
  • hear  7
  • listen  6
  • take heed
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Make central

Example: "The russian government centralized the distribution of food"

• centralise  12
• centralize  21

• deconcentrate  18

Make more concise

Example: "Condense the contents of a book into a summary"

• condense  11
• digest  8

• abbreviate  17
• abridge  11
• contract  12
• cut  5
• foreshorten  17
• reduce  9
• shorten  10

• capsule  11
• capsulise  13
• capsulize  22
• encapsulate  15
• • telescope  13
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Draw together or meet in one common center

Example: "These groups concentrate in the inner cities"

Compress or concentrate

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

• condense  11
• contract  12

Be cooked until very little liquid is left

Example: "The sauce should reduce to one cup"

• boil down
• decoct  11
• reduce  9

Cook until very little liquid is left

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

• boil down
• reduce  9