Condense has 9 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
"water condenses"
"The acid distills at a specific temperature"
2
make more concise
"condense the contents of a book into a summary"
3
remove water from
"condense the milk"
4
cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid
"The cold air condensed the steam"
5
become more compact or concentrated
"Her feelings condensed"
6
develop due to condensation
"All our planets condensed out of the same material"
7
compress or concentrate
"Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"
8
To concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume.
Adjective
1
Condensed; compact; dense.
Example Sentences
"water condenses"
verb
"The acid distills at a specific temperature"
verb
"condense the contents of a book into a summary"
verb
"condense the milk"
verb
"The cold air condensed the steam"
verb
"Her feelings condensed"
verb
"All our planets condensed out of the same material"
verb
"Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"
verb
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Origin
The word comes from the Middle French condenser, which was borrowed from the Latin condēnsō. Originally, it meant to make something thick or dense by removing moisture or air.