A substance from which the diluting agent, especially water, has been removed, resulting in a stronger, denser version; commonly a food, drink, or chemical preparation.

Frozen orange-juice concentrate must be reconstituted with water before serving.

The valuable portion of an ore that remains after physical or chemical processing.

The copper concentrate is shipped to smelters for further refinement.

concentrateverb

To focus one's attention or mental effort on a particular object or activity.

She needed to concentrate on her studies to pass the exam.

To gather or come together in a common location or area.

The protesters began to concentrate in the city square.

To increase the strength or proportion of a substance by removing or reducing other elements.

The factory uses a process to concentrate the juice by removing excess water.

concentrateadjective

Used attributively: designating or relating to a product that is in concentrated form.

The farmer mixed the concentrate feed with hay.