Verb: condense kun'den(t)s
- Undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
"water condenses";
- distill [N. Amer], distil [Brit]
- Extract the essential meaning or most important aspects of something
"condense the contents of a book into a summary";
- digest, concentrate, distil [Brit], distill [N. Amer]
- Remove water from (a substance) by evaporation or distillation
"condense the milk"
- Cause a gas or vapour to change into a liquid
"The cold air condensed the steam"
- Become more compact or concentrated
"Her feelings condensed"
- Develop due to condensation
"All our planets condensed out of the same material"
- Compress or concentrate
"Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan";
- concentrate, contract
Derived forms: condensed, condenses, condensing
Type of: abbreviate, abridge, alter, arise, change, change integrity, come up, contract, cut, deepen, flux, foreshorten, intensify, liquefy, liquify, modify, reduce, remove, shorten, take, take away, withdraw
Encyclopedia: Condense