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Assemble vs Concentrate - What's the difference?

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In ambitransitive terms the difference between assemble and concentrate

is that assemble is to gather as a group while concentrate is to bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.

As verbs the difference between assemble and concentrate

is that assemble is to put together while concentrate is to bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.

As a noun concentrate is

a substance that is in a condensed form.

assemble

English

Verb

(assembl)
  • To put together.
  • He assembled the model ship.
  • (ambitransitive) To gather as a group.
  • The parents assembled in the school hall.
  • * Milton
  • Thither he assembled all his train.
  • * Bible, 1 Kings viii. 2
  • All the men of Israel assembled themselves.
  • (computing) to translate from assembly language to machine code
  • concentrate

    English

    Verb

    (concentrat)
  • (ambitransitive) To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.
  • to concentrate rays of light into a focus
    to concentrate the attention
    Let me concentrate !
  • 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 (qualifier, as opposed to 'dilute').
  • to concentrate acid by evaporation
    to concentrate by washing
  • To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate.
  • Population tends to concentrate in cities.
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  • To focus one's thought or attention (on).
  • Derived terms

    * concentrated

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A substance that is in a condensed form.