Verb

(dedicat)

To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.

To set apart for a special use

dedicated their money to scientific research.

To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action

dedicated ourselves to starting our own business. See Synonyms at devote.

To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.

To open (a building, for example) to public use.

To show to the public for the first time

dedicate a monument.

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).