verb
condense
kuhn-DEHNS
verb
1
To make something shorter or more compact by removing unnecessary parts.
"She condensed the report into a single-page summary."
2
To change from a gas into a liquid.
"Steam condenses into water when it touches a cold pane of glass."
How to Use Condense
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo shrink something down — either physically (gas to liquid) or in writing (making it shorter).
Common pairings
condense into
condense a report
Word Forms
more condense comparative, condensed past tense, condenses singular, most condense superlative
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Etymology
From Middle French condenser, from Latin condensare ("to make dense").