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)
- (transitive) To decrease size or volume by concentration toward the essence.
- 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.
- (intransitive, chemistry) To transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state via condensation.
Related terms
Translations
to decrease size or volume
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to transform something into a liquid
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to be transformed into a liquid
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French
Pronunciation
- Homophones: condensent, condenses
Latin
Portuguese
Spanish
Verb
condense
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of condensar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of condensar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of condensar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of condensar.
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