The difference between Apportion and Concentrate

When used as verbs, apportion means to divide and distribute portions of a whole, whereas concentrate means to bring to, or direct toward, a common center.


Concentrate is also noun with the meaning: a substance that is in a condensed form.

check bellow for the other definitions of Apportion and Concentrate

  1. Apportion as a verb (transitive):

    To divide and distribute portions of a whole.

    Examples:

    "The controlling party had apportioned the voting districts such that their party would be favored in the next election."

  2. Apportion as a verb (transitive):

    Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally.

    Examples:

    "The children were required to dump all of their Halloween candy on the table so that their parents could apportion it among them."

  1. Concentrate as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.

    Examples:

    "to concentrate rays of light into a focus"

    "to concentrate the attention"

  2. Concentrate as a verb:

    To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense.

    Examples:

    "antonyms dilute"

    "to concentrate acid by evaporation"

    "to concentrate by washing"

  3. Concentrate as a verb:

    To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate.

    Examples:

    "Population tends to concentrate in cities."

  4. Concentrate as a verb (intransitive):

    To focus one's thought or attention (on).

    Examples:

    "Let me concentrate!"

  1. Concentrate as a noun:

    A substance that is in a condensed form.