condense

kənˈdɛns

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Definition of condense - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

compression

tr.

make something more compact or dense

tr.

The editor condensed the article to fit the page.

compact

compress

writing

tr./intr.

make something shorter by focusing on key points

tr./intr.

She condensed the report into a one-page summary.

abridge

summarize

physical change

tr./intr.

TECH.

change from a gas to a liquid

tr./intr.

TECH.

Water vapor will condense into droplets on a cold surface..

liquefy

precipitate

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Origin of condense

Latin, condensare (to make dense)

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edit down

editing

simplify or condense information

compress

information

condense information into a shorter form

digest

writing

condense or summarize content

cold trap

vacuum technology

device in vacuum applications to condense vapors except permanent gases

capsulise

communication

summarize or condense information into a brief form

capsulize

communication

condense information into a brief form

dephlegmator

chemistry

device used to condense vapor in distillation processes

frost line

astronomy

boundary in the solar system beyond which volatile compounds can condense

Examples of condense in a sentence

The engineer condensed the data into a single chart.
He condensed his speech to fit the time limit.
The editor condensed the novel into a short story.
Steam will condense on the bathroom mirror.
The scientist observed the gas condense in the test tube.

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French:condenser, résumer, ...
German:kürzen, kondensieren, ...
Italian:condensare, sintetizzare, ...
Spanish:condensar, resumir, ...
Portuguese:condensar, resumir, ...
Chinese:压缩, 精简, ...
Japanese:要約する, 短縮する, ...
Arabic:كَثَّف, لَخَّص, ...
Hebrew:לִדְחוֹס, לְתַמְצֵת, ...
Russian:сжимать, сокращать, ...
Ukrainian:стискати, скорочувати, ...
Hindi:संक्षिप्त करना, सारांश बनाना, ...
Bengali:সংকুচিত করা, সংক্ষিপ্ত করা, ...
Catalan:condensar, resumir, ...
Czech:zhuštit, shrnout, ...
Danish:forkorte, sammenfatte, ...
Dutch:condenseren, verkorten, ...
Greek:συμπυκνώνω, συντομεύω, ...
Hungarian:tömöríteni, rövidíteni, ...
Khmer:បង្រួម, សង្ខេប, ...
Korean:압축하다, 간추리다, ...
Persian:فشرده کردن, خلاصه کردن, ...
Polish:skrócić, kondensować, ...
Portuguese (BR):condensar, ...
Romanian:a condensa, a rezuma, ...
Swedish:kondensera, förkorta, ...
Thai:ย่อ, สรุป, ...
Turkish:kısaltmak, özetlemek, ...
Vietnamese:rút gọn, tóm tắt, ...

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