condense
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make more dense or compact; reduce the volume or extent of; concentrate.
- Synonyms:
- consolidate , compress
- Antonyms:
- expand
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to reduce to a shorter form; abridge.
Condense your answer into a few words.
- Synonyms:
- abbreviate , abstract , epitomize , digest
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to reduce to another and denser form, as a gas or vapor to a liquid or solid state.
verb (used without object)
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to become denser or more compact or concentrated.
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to reduce a book, speech, statement, or the like, to a shorter form.
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to become liquid or solid, as a gas or vapor.
The steam condensed into droplets.
verb
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(tr) to increase the density of; compress
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to reduce or be reduced in volume or size; make or become more compact
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to change or cause to change from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state
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chem to undergo or cause to undergo condensation
Related Words
See contract.
Other Word Forms
- condensability noun
- condensable adjective
- overcondense verb
- precondense verb
- recondense verb
- uncondensing adjective
Etymology
Origin of condense
First recorded in 1475–85; from Middle French condenser, from Latin condēnsāre, from con- con- + dēnsāre “to thicken,” verb derivative of dēnsus dense
Example Sentences
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The Ombudsman also found the commission "limited the possibility of its departments to provide meaningful input" by condensing internal consultations into "less than 24 hours over a weekend".
From Barron's
These dusty specks condense from the hottest parts of the cloud, in a similar way to the raindrops that form inside clouds here on Earth.
From Space Scoop
Most current systems rely on sunlight to warm these materials until the trapped moisture evaporates and condenses into liquid.
From Science Daily
It’s a condensed serif in particular that’s now sweeping the nation.
What better way to make it a more physical game than by making the pitch smaller and more condensed?
From BBC
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