condense
verb
- to make more compact or dense
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /kənˈdɛns/
adj
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French condenser, from Latin condēnsō.
- Condensed; compact; dense.
“The huge condense bodies of planets.”
verb
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French condenser, from Latin condēnsō.
- To concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume.
“An abridged dictionary can be further condensed to pocket size.”
“Boiling off water condenses a thin sauce into a soupier mixture.”
- To transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state via condensation.
- To be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state.
“Water condenses on the window on cold days because of the warm air inside.”