Used in a Sentence

concentrates

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for concentrates.

Editorial note

Inflation concentrates wealth among insiders, because they get to print and spend the new money ahead of everyone else.

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of concentrates gathered in one view.

verb

To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense.

verb

To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate.

noun

A substance that is in a condensed form.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for concentrates.

verb

To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense.

verb

To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate.

noun

A substance that is in a condensed form.

verb

(intransitive) To focus one's thought or attention (on).

Example sentences

1

Inflation concentrates wealth among insiders, because they get to print and spend the new money ahead of everyone else.

2

More menial and jobs are being created by technology that concentrates money in the hands of a few people.

3

If another city outside the US becomes a magnet that concentrates all that talent, be prepared to relinquish leadership.

4

Mercury actually concentrates into little beads on cinnabar ore, and is not very reactive.

5

It concentrates on the Objective-C extensions to C, not on the C language itself.

6

It explicitly mentions the earliest development as one of the important criteria, but it concentrates on the psychological aspects, not on direct physical links.

7

Then if you wanted something that concentrates the red and green wavelengths, you could put something else in front of the light sensing cells.

8

It has some to do with how deeply he concentrates by nature, something he was born with that I wasn't.

9

Should only be glycerine/glycol, nicotine, and miniscule amounts of flavor extracts/concentrates.

10

From our experience, concentrates seems to be a lot popular with younger age groups that don’t really seek out farm-to-table products (they are also super strong).

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George Rutler's article in Crisis Magazine, Hanging Concentrates the Mind (8 Feb 2013)[2], and Avery Cardinal Dulles' essay in First Things, Catholicism & Capital Punishment (Apr 2001)[3].

12

This concentrates losses and makes them difficult to insure.

Quote examples

1

Compassion is really the act of going out of your way to help physical, spiritual, or emotional hurts or pains of another." Giving your money to the Gates Foundation concentrates it on areas that are already receiving disproportionate help (e.g.

2

One discussion basicly concentrates the opinions and arguments around a certain topic, so the starting point is a plain topic (like "discussion about application containers") and not nessessarily a question (like "what do you think of docker?").

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use concentrates in a sentence?

Inflation concentrates wealth among insiders, because they get to print and spend the new money ahead of everyone else.

What does concentrates mean?

To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense.

What part of speech is concentrates?

concentrates is commonly used as verb, noun.