# concentrate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈkɒn.sən.tɹeɪt/ · frequency rank #6,345

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

## Etymology
(early 17th century) From a Romance language, see French concentrer, Italian concentràre, Spanish concentrar; alternatively from Medieval Latin/New Latin concentrō + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare also earlier concentre and German konzentrieren. By surface analysis, con- + center (centr- in compounds) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **concentrated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/concentrate-vs-concentrated)

## Common misspellings (17)
`cconcentrate`, `cnocentrate`, `cocnentrate`, `conccentrate`, `concenntrate`, `concenrtate`, `concentarte`, `concentraet`, `concentratte`, `concentrrate`, `concentrtae`, `concenttrate`, `concetnrate`, `concnetrate`, `conecntrate`, `conncentrate`, `ocncentrate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/concentrate