Concentrate and Spread

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

Spread is an antonym for concentrate in gather topic.

Spread

Spread verb - To cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people.

Concentrate is an antonym for spread.

Nearby Words: spreading, spreader

How words are described

decent decent concentrate decent spread

Common collocations

fire concentrate fire spread fire
power concentrate power spread power
radiation concentrate radiation spread radiation
darkness concentrate darkness spread darkness
Other words: magic, forces.

Both words in one sentence

  • The Yellow (Ball) weapon is a variant- if the player holds forward, they spread out even more, if the player holds back, they concentrate into a single beam.
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