condense
to make more dense or compact; reduce the volume or extent of; concentrate.
to reduce to a shorter form; abridge: Condense your answer into a few words.
to reduce to another and denser form, as a gas or vapor to a liquid or solid state.
to become denser or more compact or concentrated.
to reduce a book, speech, statement, or the like, to a shorter form.
to become liquid or solid, as a gas or vapor: The steam condensed into droplets.
Origin of condense
1synonym study For condense
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Other words from condense
- o·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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How to use condense in a sentence
This interview is based on multiple conversations and has been condensed and edited for clarity.
These had condensed from the smoke plumes in northern India as they rose into cooler air, Li explains.
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The True Cost of Keeping a Restaurant Open During a Pandemic | Charlotte Druckman | November 11, 2020 | EaterThe most emblematic variation is the Churchill, which was named after a man in Puntarenas who looked remarkably like Winston Churchill and always ordered his copo with bright red kola syrup and condensed milk.
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I know where we have removed cylinders and put larger ones on the same nozzles and condensing work, and the engines did good duty.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickI think it is better to make them ourselves, for if we do not, some others will, for there must be a saving of coal by condensing.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickThe philosophers have ingenious instruments for condensing air.
Rollo's Philosophy. [Air] | Jacob AbbottThe conduit, R', leads the sulphide of carbon in a state of vapor to the condensing apparatus.
Scientific American Supplement No. 299 | VariousIt was formerly usual to adopt the condensing engine in mills, and wherever a stationary engine was required.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine | Robert H. Thurston
British Dictionary definitions for condense
/ (kənˈdɛns) /
(tr) to increase the density of; compress
to reduce or be reduced in volume or size; make or become more compact
to change or cause to change from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state
chem to undergo or cause to undergo condensation
Origin of condense
1Derived forms of condense
- condensable or condensible, adjective
- condensability or condensibility, noun
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