Concentrate
Concentrate verb - To increase the amount of (a substance in a mixture) by removing other substances.
Release
Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).
Concentrate is an antonym for release.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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After the release of this album her band broke up so she could concentrate on raising her family.
Source: Music / Wave - John Hughes' She's Having a Baby was intended to be ready for a Summer 1987 release but wasn't released until February 1988 due to the director having post-production issues with Planes, Trains and Automobiles and him begin unable to concentrate on editing two films at one time.
Source: The Shelf of Movie Languishment
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