# concentrated

Pronunciation: say "KON-suhn-tray-tid" US /ˈkɑnsəntɹeɪtɪd/, UK /ˈkɒnsəntɹeɪtɪd/

## Adjective

1. Containing a large amount of a substance in proportion to the liquid it is dissolved in; not diluted.
   - Simple: Having a lot of something packed into a small amount of liquid, not watered down.
   - _The recipe calls for concentrated tomato paste rather than fresh tomatoes._
   - _Workers diluted the concentrated acid before adding it to the tank._
3. Intense and focused on or directed toward a single area or target.
   - Simple: Very strong and aimed at one place or one thing.
   - _The general ordered a concentrated assault on the enemy's weakest point._
   - _Their concentrated marketing campaign poured the whole budget into one region._

## Verb

2. Simple past tense and past participle of concentrate. — simple past and past participle of concentrate
   - Simple: Simple past tense and past participle of concentrate. Use this form for something that already happened, or after have, has, or had.
   - _The army concentrated its forces near the river before dawn._
   - _By noon the fog had concentrated in the valley below._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/concentrated (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).