Concentrate and Extract

Concentrate

Concentrate verb - To increase the amount of (a substance in a mixture) by removing other substances.
Usage example: prolonged boiling is required to concentrate the sap when making maple syrup

Extract is a synonym for concentrate in distillation topic. In some cases you can use "Extract" instead the word "Concentrate" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like vaporize and condense.

Extract

Extract verb - To draw out by force or with effort.

Concentrate is a synonym for extract in essence topic. You can use "Concentrate" instead the word "Extract" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as vaporize and condense, decoction, something condensed from whole.

Common collocations

energy concentrate energy extract energy
power concentrate power extract power
essence concentrate essence extract essence
resources concentrate resources extract resources
Other words: data, magic, thoughts, weapons.
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