condense
verb
con·dense kən-ˈden(t)s 
condensed; condensing
transitive verb
: to make denser or more compact
especially : to subject to condensation
intransitive verb
: to undergo condensation
condensable adjective
or less commonly condensible
kən-ˈden(t)-sə-bəl
Synonyms
- compress
- constrict
- contract
- shrink
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Example Sentences
The information is collected and then passed on to the CEO in condensed form. The cooler temperatures cause the gas to condense into a liquid. Moisture in the air condenses to form tiny drops of water. Condense the milk by cooking it slowly.
Recent Examples on the Web Lawmakers hope to condense that to a decade for all sequoia groves, by allowing restoration work to start in one area while environmental review is occurring concurrently at other sites. 
Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2022 All of the great adaptations condense things, smush things together, cut things out. Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED, 10 June 2022 Get their feedback, then condense your answers to be more concise but impactful. Robin Ryan, Forbes, 12 July 2022 The greatest uncertainty is the potential behavior of contrails—the tendrils that form behind planes as water molecules condense around exhaust particles and freeze. Wired, 28 July 2022 To have to condense who your character was into a short letter. Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 24 June 2022 The air goes through cool coils that pull out excess moisture and condense it into the reservoir. Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 6 June 2022 In the next few years, there are plans to close four more - two pre-K-through-eighth-grade schools, as well as one elementary and one middle school - to condense them into two new pre-K-through-eighth-grade schools. Andrea Stanley, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Apr. 2022 In the next few years, there are plans to close four more — two pre-K-through-eighth-grade schools, as well as one elementary and one middle school — to condense them into two new pre-K-through-eighth-grade schools. Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2022 See More
Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2022 All of the great adaptations condense things, smush things together, cut things out. Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED, 10 June 2022 Get their feedback, then condense your answers to be more concise but impactful. Robin Ryan, Forbes, 12 July 2022 The greatest uncertainty is the potential behavior of contrails—the tendrils that form behind planes as water molecules condense around exhaust particles and freeze. Wired, 28 July 2022 To have to condense who your character was into a short letter. Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 24 June 2022 The air goes through cool coils that pull out excess moisture and condense it into the reservoir. Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 6 June 2022 In the next few years, there are plans to close four more - two pre-K-through-eighth-grade schools, as well as one elementary and one middle school - to condense them into two new pre-K-through-eighth-grade schools. Andrea Stanley, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Apr. 2022 In the next few years, there are plans to close four more — two pre-K-through-eighth-grade schools, as well as one elementary and one middle school — to condense them into two new pre-K-through-eighth-grade schools. Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin condensare, from com- + densare to make dense, from densus dense
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
Kids Definition
condense
verb
con·dense kən-ˈdens
condensed; condensing
1
: to make or become more compact or concise
Condense the paragraph into one sentence.
2
: to change or cause to change from a vapor to a liquid (as by cooling)
The morning air condensed onto the cold window.
Medical Definition
condense
verb
con·dense kən-ˈden(t)s
condensed; condensing
transitive verb
: to make denser or more compact
especially : to subject to condensation
intransitive verb
1
: to undergo condensation
2
: to become visibly dense or more compact
the chromosomes condense during prophase
condenses
verb
1
as in compresses
to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter over time the once-fluffy material in the pillow had condensed into a lumpy wad Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- compresses
- shrinks
- constricts
- collapses
- decreases
- contracts
- flattens
- diminishes
- withdraws
- shrivels
- recedes
- wilts
- retreats
- lessens
- withers
- deflates
- dwindles
- dries up
- abates
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- expands
- swells
- accumulates
- grows
- increases
- inflates
- snowballs
- balloons
- puffs (up)
- balloons
2
as in consolidates
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together condense the information into as brief a report as possible Synonyms & Similar Words
- compresses
- consolidates
- squeezes
- constricts
- crams
- packs
- collapses
- simplifies
- capsules
- capsulizes
- compacts
- shortens
- telescopes
- contracts
- curtails
- constringes
- abbreviates
- abridges
- narrows (down)
- streamlines
- shrinks
- concentrates
- decreases
- downsizes
- boils down
- crowds
- jam-packs
- jams
- diminishes
- lessens
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- expands
- opens
- decompresses
- disperses
- dilates
- dissipates
- scatters
- inflates
- outstretches
- swells
- distends
- outspreads
3
as in reduces
to increase the amount of (a substance in a mixture) by removing other substances added condensed milk to the mix Synonyms & Similar Words
- reduces
- extracts
- concentrates
- removes
- evaporates
- distills
- refines
- enhances
- distils
- purges
- cleans
- intensifies
- clarifies
- purifies
- cleanses
- deepens
- flushes
- leaches
- solidifies
- enriches
- heightens
- boils down
- hardens
- compacts
- strengthens
- richens
- fortifies
- decocts
- recondenses
- reconcentrates
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dilutes
- waters (down)
- weakens
- thins
- cuts
- adulterates
- resynchronisations
- resynchronise
- resynchronised
- resynchronises
- resynchronising
- resynchronization
- resynchronizations
- resynchronize
- resynchronized
- resynchronizes
- resynchronizing
- resyntheses
- resynthesis
- resynthesise
- resynthesised
- resynthesises
- resynthesising
- resynthesize
- resynthesized
- resynthesizes
- resynthesizing
- resystematized
- resystematizes
- resystematizing
- ret