concentre

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions

Etymology

(late 16th century) From a Romance language, see French concentrer, Italian concentràre, Spanish concentrar; alternatively from Medieval Latin/New Latin concentrō. By surface analysis, con- + centre. Doublet of concentrate.

In classic literature

Synonyms

concenter, focalize, focalise, focus

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