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Condense

//kənˈdɛns// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Condensed; compact; dense. archaic

    "The huge condense bodies of planets."

Verb
  1. 1
    To concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume. transitive

    "An abridged dictionary can be further condensed to pocket size."

  2. 2
    make more concise wordnet
  3. 3
    To transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state via condensation. transitive
  4. 4
    undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops wordnet
  5. 5
    To be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state. intransitive

    "Water condenses on the window on cold days because of the warm air inside."

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  1. 6
    compress or concentrate wordnet
  2. 7
    develop due to condensation wordnet
  3. 8
    become more compact or concentrated wordnet
  4. 9
    cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid wordnet
  5. 10
    concentrate by removing water from wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French condenser, from Latin condēnsō.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle French condenser, from Latin condēnsō.

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