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- Dictionarycon·dense/kənˈdens/
verb
- 1. make (something) denser or more concentrated: "the limestones of the Jurassic age are condensed into a mere 11 feet"
- 2. change or cause to change from a gas or vapor to a liquid: "the moisture vapor in the air condenses into droplets of water" Similar Opposite
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CONDENSE definition: 1. to reduce something, such as a speech or piece of writing, in length: 2. to make a liquid…. Learn more.
The meaning of CONDENSE is to make denser or more compact; especially : to subject to condensation. How to use condense in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Condense.
When you condense something, you cut it down and trim it. You may love every word of your 1000-page novel, but you'll have to condense the plot into a 2-page summary for your editor. When you condense something, you make it smaller and more compact.
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.
If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts. When you summarize, you condense an extended idea or argument into a sentence or more in your own words.
To concentrate (a substance), especially by removing water. 2. To make more concise; abridge or shorten: condensed the list of guests. 3. To cause (a gas or vapor) to change to a liquid. v.intr. 1. To become more dense or compact. 2. To undergo condensation.
[intransitive, transitive] condense (something) if a liquid condenses or you condense it, it becomes thicker and stronger because it has lost some of its water synonym reduce. Condense the soup by boiling it for several minutes.
CONDENSE meaning: 1. to reduce something, such as a speech or piece of writing, in length: 2. to make a liquid…. Learn more.
1 [intransitive, transitive] to change from a gas into a liquid; to make a gas change into a liquid condense (into something) Steam condenses into water when it cools. condense something (into something) The steam was condensed rapidly by injecting cold water into the cylinder.
CONDENSE meaning: 1. If hot air or a gas condenses, it changes into a liquid as it becomes colder. 2. to make…. Learn more.
