concentrated

[ kon-suhn-trey-tid ]

adjective

1. applied with all one's attention, energy, etc.:

   their concentrated efforts to win the election.

2. clustered or gathered together closely.
3. treated to remove or reduce an inessential ingredient, especially liquid:

   concentrated orange juice.

Other Words From

• non·concen·trated adjective
• super·concen·trated adjective
• un·concen·trated adjective
• un·concen·trated·ly adverb
• well-concen·trated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of concentrated¹

First recorded in 1680–90; concentrate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The class of 2026 is unprecedented in the quality of talent concentrated in one area.

From Los Angeles Times

Both Musk and Trump have concentrated on the idea of him leading a new "Department of Government Efficiency", where he would cut costs, reform regulations and streamline what he calls a "massive, suffocating federal bureaucracy".

From BBC

Private flights to Ibiza, Spain and Nice, France peaked in summer, with arrivals and departures concentrated on the weekends.

From BBC

Hezbollah’s relationship with that social base - concentrated in Shia-majority areas in the south, the eastern Bekaa valley, and the southern suburbs of Beirut – has long been considered a source of strength for the group.

From BBC

I was struck by an editorial that pointed out that as we age we tend not to change but to become more concentrated versions of ourselves.

From Salon

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