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verb
- 1. make (something) denser or more concentrated: "the morning play on Saturday was condensed into a half-hour package"
- 2. change or cause to change from a gas or vapour to a liquid: "the moisture vapour 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.
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.
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.
condense. (kənˈdɛns) vb. 1. (tr) to increase the density of; compress. 2. to reduce or be reduced in volume or size; make or become more compact. 3. (General Physics) to change or cause to change from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state. 4. (Chemistry) chem to undergo or cause to undergo condensation.
CONDENSE meaning: 1. to reduce something, such as a speech or piece of writing, in length: 2. to make a liquid…. Learn more.
