Synonyms: concentrate
Definition: a concentrated example of something
Usage: the concentrate of contemporary despair
Similar words: paradigm, image, epitome, prototype
Definition: a standard or typical example
Usage: he is the prototype of good breeding; he provided America with an image of the good father
Synonyms: concentrate
Definition: a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water
Similar words: food product, foodstuff
Definition: a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
Synonyms: dressed ore, concentrate
Definition: the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore
Similar words: ore
Definition: a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
Synonyms: reduce, boil down, concentrate
Definition: cook until very little liquid is left
Usage: The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time
Synonyms: concentrate, decoct, boil down, reduce
Definition: be cooked until very little liquid is left
Usage: The sauce should reduce to one cup
Similar words: fall, lessen, diminish, decrease
Definition: decrease in size, extent, or range
Usage: The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester; The cabin pressure fell dramatically; her weight fell to under a hundred pounds; his voice fell to a whisper
Synonyms: concentrate
Definition: make denser, stronger, or purer
Usage: concentrate juice
Similar words: turn, change state
Definition: undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
Usage: We turned from Socialism to Capitalism; The people turned against the President when he stole the election
Synonyms: concentrate, condense, digest
Definition: make more concise
Usage: condense the contents of a book into a summary
Similar words: abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, reduce, foreshorten, shorten
Definition: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Usage: The manuscript must be shortened
Synonyms: concentrate, condense, contract
Definition: compress or concentrate
Usage: Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: concentrate, centralise, centralize
Definition: make central
Usage: The Russian government centralized the distribution of food
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: focus, concentrate, center, centre, rivet, pore
Definition: direct one's attention on something
Usage: Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
Similar words: think, cogitate, cerebrate
Definition: use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
Usage: I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere
Synonyms: concentrate
Definition: draw together or meet in one common center
Usage: These groups concentrate in the inner cities
Similar words: converge
Definition: move or draw together at a certain location
Usage: The crowd converged on the movie star