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condensed

[kuh n-denst]
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adjective
  1. reduced in volume, area, length, or scope; shortened: a condensed version of the book.
  2. made denser, especially reduced from a gaseous to a liquid state.
  3. thickened by distillation or evaporation; concentrated: condensed lemon juice.
  4. Printing. (of type) narrow in proportion to its height.Compare expanded(def 3).
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Origin of condensed

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at condense, -ed2
Related formscon·densed·ly, adverbcon·densed·ness, nounnon·con·densed, adjectiveun·con·densed, adjectivewell-con·densed, adjective

condense

[kuh n-dens]
verb (used with object), con·densed, con·dens·ing.
  1. to make more dense or compact; reduce the volume or extent of; concentrate.
  2. to reduce to a shorter form; abridge: Condense your answer into a few words.
  3. to reduce to another and denser form, as a gas or vapor to a liquid or solid state.
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verb (used without object), con·densed, con·dens·ing.
  1. to become denser or more compact or concentrated.
  2. to reduce a book, speech, statement, or the like, to a shorter form.
  3. to become liquid or solid, as a gas or vapor: The steam condensed into droplets.
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Origin of condense

1475–85; < Middle French condenser < Latin condēnsāre, equivalent to con- con- + dēnsāre to thicken, verbal derivative of dēnsus dense
Related formso·ver·con·dense, verb, o·ver·con·densed, o·ver·con·dens·ing.pre·con·dense, verb, pre·con·densed, pre·con·dens·ing.re·con·dense, verb, re·con·densed, re·con·dens·ing.un·con·dens·ing, adjective

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1. compress, consolidate. 2. digest, epitomize, abstract, abbreviate.

Synonym study

2. See contract.

Antonyms

1. expand.
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condensed

adjective
  1. (of printers' type) narrower than usual for a particular heightCompare expanded (def. 1)
  2. botany designating an inflorescence in which the flowers are crowded together and are almost or completely sessile
  3. Also called: fused chem designating a polycyclic ring system in a molecule in which two rings share two or more common atoms, as in naphthalene
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condense

verb
  1. (tr) to increase the density of; compress
  2. to reduce or be reduced in volume or size; make or become more compact
  3. to change or cause to change from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state
  4. chem to undergo or cause to undergo condensation
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Derived Formscondensable or condensible, adjectivecondensability or condensibility, noun

Word Origin

C15: from Latin condēnsāre, from dēnsāre to make thick, from dēnsus dense
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Word Origin and History for condensed

adj.

c.1600, "made more dense," past participle adjective from condense. Of literary works, from 1823. Condensed milk attested by 1863.

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condense

v.

early 15c., from Middle French condenser (14c.) or directly from Latin condensare "to make dense," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + densare "make thick," from densus "dense, thick, crowded," a word used of crowds, darkness, clouds, etc. (see dense).

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