concentrate vs diffuse

concentrate

verb
  • 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. 

  • To focus one's thought or attention (on). 

  • To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate. 

  • To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force. 

noun
  • A substance that is in a condensed form. 

diffuse

verb
  • To spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means. 

  • To be spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means. 

adj
  • Wordy; verbose. 

  • Everywhere or throughout everything; not focused or concentrated. 

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