Condense
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kənˈdɛns/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Condense is a verb meaning (transitive) To concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume.
Meaning
(transitive) To concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume.
More Meanings
- (transitive, chemistry) To transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state via condensation.
- (intransitive, chemistry) To be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state.
- (archaic) Condensed; compact; dense.
Example Sentences
The huge condense bodies of planets.
An abridged dictionary can be further condensed to pocket size.
Boiling off water condenses a thin sauce into a soupier mixture.
In what shape they choose, Dilated or condensed, bright or obscure.
Word Forms
- condenses
- condensing
- condensed
Synonyms for condense
Depending on context, synonyms include thicken, simplify, reduce, astringe, compact, telescope.
Antonyms for condense
Common opposites include dilute.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include concentrate, contract, compress, summarise, summarize, compact.
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