concentrate
- verb (v)
Meaning: think about closely
Synonyms:
apply
attend
be engrossed in
bring to bear
brood over
center
consider closely
contemplate
crack one’s brains
direct attention
establish
examine
fixate
fix attention
focus
focus attention
get on the beam
give attention
hammer
hammer away at
head trip
intensify
knuckle down
meditate
muse
need
occupy thoughts
peruse
ponder
pour it on
put
put mind to
rack one’s brains
rivet
ruminate
scrutinize
set
settle
study
sweat
think hard
weigh
- verb (v)
Meaning: gather, collect
Synonyms:
accumulate
agglomerate
aggregate
amass
assemble
bunch
center
centralize
cluster
coalesce
collect
combine
compact
compress
congest
conglomerate
congregate
consolidate
constrict
contract
converge
cramp
crowd
draw together
eliminate
embody
focalize
focus
forgather
garner
get to the meat
heap
heap up
hoard
huddle
integrate
intensify
localize
mass
muster
narrow
pile
reduce
salt away
store
strengthen
swarm
unify
zero in
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