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concentrating

The correct spelling is concentrating.

How to pronounce concentrating

verb

Say it like: Con-sen-tra-tin-g

The correct spelling is concentrating. To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force. For example: "to concentrate rays of light into a focus"

Usage Examples

to concentrate rays of light into a focus

to concentrate acid by evaporation

Population tends to concentrate in cities.

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.
  2. 2.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.
  3. 3.To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate.
  4. 4.To focus one's thought or attention (on).

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