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condense

(kəndens)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense condenses, present participle condensing, past tense, past participle condensed

1. verb

If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts.

We have learnt how to condense serious messages into short, self-contained sentences. [VERB noun + into]

The English translation may have been condensed into a single more readable book. [VERB noun into noun]

[Also VERB noun]

Synonyms: abridge, contract, concentrate, compact More Synonyms of condense

2. verb

When a gas or vapour condenses, or is condensed, it changes into a liquid.

Water vapour condenses to form clouds. [VERB]

The compressed gas is cooled and condenses into a liquid. [V + into/out of]

As the air rises it becomes colder and moisture condenses out of it. [Vinto/out of n]

[Also VERB noun]

Synonyms: concentrate, reduce, precipitate [chemistry], thicken More Synonyms of condense

condense in British English

(kənˈdɛns)

verb

1. (transitive)

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

4. chemistry

to undergo or cause to undergo condensation

Derived forms

condensable (conˈdensable) or condensible (conˈdensible)

adjective

condensability (conˌdensaˈbility) or condensibility (conˌdensiˈbility)

noun

Word origin

C15: from Latin condēnsāre, from dēnsāre to make thick, from dēnsus dense

condense in American English

(kənˈdɛns)

verb transitiveWord forms: conˈdensed or conˈdensing

to make more dense or compact; reduce the volume of; compress

to express in fewer words; make concise; abridge

to change (a substance) to a denser form, as from a gas to a liquid

4. Chemistry

to cause molecules of (the same or different substances) to combine to form a more complex compound, often with elimination of a simple molecule, as water

Examples of 'condense' in a sentence
condense

Even now when he thought about it, the air in his lungs seemed to condense.The thought of an exhausted Raine pounding over that course on the back of a big, equally exhausted stallion made ice condense in his soul.

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British English: condense VERB

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.

American English: condense
Brazilian Portuguese: condensar
Chinese: 简缩尤指文章、演讲稿
European Spanish: abreviar
French: condenser
German: zusammenfassen
Italian: sintetizzare
Japanese: 要約する
Korean: 요약하다
European Portuguese: condensar
Latin American Spanish: abreviar

Chinese translation of 'condense'

condense

(kənˈdɛns)

vt

[report, book] 使简(簡)缩(縮) (shǐ jiǎnsuō)

vi

[vapour] 凝结(結) (níngjié)

1 (verb) in the sense of abridge

Definition

to express in fewer words

The English translation has been condensed into a single more readable book.

Synonyms

abridge

We don't abridge any of the stories we publish.

contract

As we move our bodies, our muscles contract and relax.

concentrate

compact

The soil settles and is compacted by the winter rain.

shorten

The day surgery will help to shorten waiting lists.

summarize

To summarize, this is a clever approach to a common problem.

compress

Textbooks compressed six millennia of Egyptian history into a few pages.

curtail

encapsulate

His ideas were later encapsulated in his book.

abbreviate

He abbreviated his first name to Alec.

epitomize

précis

a cleverly precised distillation of everything he had written

Opposites

increase,

expand

, elaborate,

enlarge

lengthen

spin out

pad out

expatiate

2 (verb) in the sense of concentrate

Definition

to increase the density of

The compressed gas is cooled and condenses into a liquid.

Synonyms

concentrate

reduce

Simmer until mixture reduces.

precipitate (chemistry)

thicken

Keep stirring until the sauce thickens.

boil down

solidify

coagulate

decoct

Opposites

thin (out)

weaken

dilute

water down

make thinner

Additional synonyms

in the sense of abbreviate

Definition

to cut short

He abbreviated his first name to Alec.

Synonyms

shorten,

reduce,

contract,

trim,

cut,

clip,

abstract,

digest,

prune,

summarize,

compress,

curtail,

condense,

truncate,

epitomize,

abridge,

précis

in the sense of compact

The soil settles and is compacted by the winter rain.

Synonyms

pack closely,

stuff,

cram,

compress,

condense,

tamp

in the sense of compress

Definition

to condense

Textbooks compressed six millennia of Egyptian history into a few pages.

Synonyms

condense,

contract,

concentrate,

compact,

shorten,

summarize,

abbreviate,

zip

Synonyms of 'condense'

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单词	condense
释义	Trends of condense View usage for: condense (kəndens) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense condenses, present participle condensing, past tense, past participle condensed 1. verb If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts. We have learnt how to condense serious messages into short, self-contained sentences. [VERB noun + into] The English translation may have been condensed into a single more readable book. [VERB noun into noun] [Also VERB noun] Synonyms: abridge, contract, concentrate, compact More Synonyms of condense 2. verb When a gas or vapour condenses, or is condensed, it changes into a liquid. Water vapour condenses to form clouds. [VERB] The compressed gas is cooled and condenses into a liquid. [V + into/out of] As the air rises it becomes colder and moisture condenses out of it. [Vinto/out of n] [Also VERB noun] Synonyms: concentrate, reduce, precipitate [chemistry], thicken More Synonyms of condense condense in British English (kənˈdɛns) verb 1. (transitive) to increase the density of; compress 2. to reduce or be reduced in volume or size; make or become more compact 3. to change or cause to change from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state 4. chemistry to undergo or cause to undergo condensation Derived forms condensable (conˈdensable) or condensible (conˈdensible) adjective condensability (conˌdensaˈbility) or condensibility (conˌdensiˈbility) noun Word origin C15: from Latin condēnsāre, from dēnsāre to make thick, from dēnsus dense condense in American English (kənˈdɛns) verb transitiveWord forms: conˈdensed or conˈdensing 1. to make more dense or compact; reduce the volume of; compress 2. to express in fewer words; make concise; abridge 3. to change (a substance) to a denser form, as from a gas to a liquid 4. Chemistry to cause molecules of (the same or different substances) to combine to form a more complex compound, often with elimination of a simple molecule, as water see also polymerization verb intransitive 5. to become condensed SIMILAR WORDS: ˈconˌtract Derived forms condensable (conˈdensable) adjective or conˈdensible condensability (conˌdensaˈbility) noun or conˌdensiˈbility Word origin Fr condenser < L condensare < condensus, very dense < com-, intens. + densus, dense Examples of 'condense' in a sentence condense Even now when he thought about it, the air in his lungs seemed to condense. Val McDermid THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002) The thought of an exhausted Raine pounding over that course on the back of a big, equally exhausted stallion made ice condense in his soul. Elizabeth Lowell REMEMBER SUMMER (2002) In other languages condense British English: condense VERB 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. American English: condense Brazilian Portuguese: condensar Chinese: 简缩尤指文章、演讲稿 European Spanish: abreviar French: condenser German: zusammenfassen Italian: sintetizzare Japanese: 要約する Korean: 요약하다 European Portuguese: condensar Latin American Spanish: abreviar Chinese translation of 'condense' condense (kənˈdɛns) vt [report, book] 使简(簡)缩(縮) (shǐ jiǎnsuō) vi [vapour] 凝结(結) (níngjié) 1 (verb) in the sense of abridge Definition to express in fewer words The English translation has been condensed into a single more readable book. Synonyms abridge We don't abridge any of the stories we publish. contract As we move our bodies, our muscles contract and relax. concentrate compact The soil settles and is compacted by the winter rain. shorten The day surgery will help to shorten waiting lists. summarize To summarize, this is a clever approach to a common problem. compress Textbooks compressed six millennia of Egyptian history into a few pages. curtail encapsulate His ideas were later encapsulated in his book. abbreviate He abbreviated his first name to Alec. epitomize précis a cleverly precised distillation of everything he had written Opposites increase, expand , elaborate, enlarge , lengthen , spin out , pad out , expatiate 2 (verb) in the sense of concentrate Definition to increase the density of The compressed gas is cooled and condenses into a liquid. Synonyms concentrate reduce Simmer until mixture reduces. precipitate (chemistry) thicken Keep stirring until the sauce thickens. boil down solidify coagulate decoct Opposites thin (out) , weaken , dilute , water down , make thinner Additional synonyms in the sense of abbreviate Definition to cut short He abbreviated his first name to Alec. Synonyms shorten, reduce, contract, trim, cut, clip, abstract, digest, prune, summarize, compress, curtail, condense, truncate, epitomize, abridge, précis in the sense of compact The soil settles and is compacted by the winter rain. Synonyms pack closely, stuff, cram, compress, condense, tamp in the sense of compress Definition to condense Textbooks compressed six millennia of Egyptian history into a few pages. Synonyms condense, contract, concentrate, compact, shorten, summarize, abbreviate, zip Synonyms of 'condense' condense Explore 'condense' in the dictionary
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