condense

See also: condensé

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French condenser, from Latin condensare.

Pronunciation

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Verb

condense (third-person singular simple present condenses, present participle condensing, simple past and past participle condensed)

  1. (transitive) To decrease size or volume by concentration toward the essence.
    Synonym: minify
    Antonyms: magnify, extend
    An abridged dictionary can be further condensed to pocket size.
    Boiling off water condenses a thin sauce into a soupier mixture.
  2. To make more close, compact, or dense; to compress or concentrate.
    Synonyms: thicken; see also Thesaurus:compress
    Antonym: extend
    • (Can we date this quote?) John Milton
      In what shape they choose, / Dilated or condensed, bright or obscure.
    • (Can we date this quote?) Motley
      The secret course pursued at Brussels and at Madrid may be condensed into the usual formula, dissimulation, procrastination, and again dissimulation.
  3. (intransitive, chemistry) To transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state via condensation.

Translations

Adjective

condense (comparative more condense, superlative most condense)

  1. (archaic) Condensed; compact; dense.
    • Bentley
      The huge condense bodies of planets.

French

Pronunciation

Verb

condense

  1. first-person singular present indicative of condenser
  2. third-person singular present indicative of condenser
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of condenser
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of condenser
  5. second-person singular imperative of condenser

Italian

Noun

condense f

  1. plural of condensa

Anagrams


Latin

Adjective

condēnse

  1. vocative masculine singular of condēnsus

Portuguese

Verb

condense

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of condensar
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of condensar
  3. first-person singular imperative of condensar
  4. third-person singular imperative of condensar

Spanish

Verb

condense

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of condensar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of condensar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of condensar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of condensar.
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