concentrate
/ˈkɒn.sən.treɪt/(verb)
AWL Sublist 4CEFR B2IELTS Band 7.0 - 9.0
Academic Definition
To focus all one's attention, efforts, or resources on a particular object, activity, or area; to gather together.
Key Academic Collocations
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concentrateconcentrationconcentratedconcentrating
Lexical Alternatives (Synonyms)
focuscenterclusterconvergeintensify
Academic Sample Sentences in Context
"Rather than spreading investment thinly, regional planners concentrated resources on urban transit electrification."
"The map shows that manufacturing facilities are concentrated predominantly along the navigable western river basin."
"Prolonged exposure to smartphone notifications diminishes children's cognitive ability to concentrate on deep reading tasks."
IELTS Examiner Scoring Strategy (Lexical Resource)
Collocation alert: always 'concentrate ON' (not 'in' or 'at'). For maps: 'are heavily concentrated in the south'.