Collect and Concentrate

Collect

Collect verb - To gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass.
Usage example: dust has been collecting under my bed for years

Concentrate is a synonym for collect in amass topic. In some cases you can use "Concentrate" instead a verb "Collect".

Concentrate

Concentrate verb - To bring (something) to a central point or under a single control.
Usage example: time to concentrate our efforts on the really important problems that confront us

Collect is a synonym for concentrate in gather topic. You can use "Collect" instead a verb "Concentrate", if it concerns topics such as amass.

Common collocations

energy collect energy concentrate energy
amount collect amount concentrate amount
resources collect resources concentrate resources
data collect data concentrate data
Other words: weapons.
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