Concentrate
Concentrate verb - To increase the amount of (a substance in a mixture) by removing other substances.
Extend
Extend verb - To alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances.
Usage example: the company extends its ice cream with thickeners and other additives
Concentrate is an antonym for extend.
Common collocations
Cite this Source
Extend and Concentrate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/concentrate/extend
Concentrate & Extend. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/concentrate/extend>.
Extend or Concentrate. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/concentrate/extend.
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